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Ministry of Justice (Rwanda) 
Summary
Established in 1961, the Ministry of Justice has gone by various names which have included Ministry of Internal Affairs and Justice (1965-1973), Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs (1973-2000), and Ministry of Justice and Institutional Reforms (2000-2003). As of September 2007, per the Prime Minister's Order 18/03, the Ministry of Justice (Rwanda) was merged with the Office of the Attorney General. The ministry's main objectives include promoting statutory law, overseeing national legislation, and regulating law enforcement sectors.[1][2]
List of ministers edit
- Anastase Makuza[3][4] (1961-1963) [1st Minister of Justice]
- Gaspard Cyimana[5] (1963) [Interim Minister of Justice]
- Callixte Habamenshi[6] (1963-1965)
- Issoufou Saidou-Djermakoye (1965)
- Gaspard Harelimana[7][8](1966-1969)
- Andre Sebatware[9][10] (1970-1974)
- Bonaventure Habimana[11][12][13] (1974-1978)
- Charles Nkurunziza[14][15] (1978-1984)
- Jean Marie Vianney Mugemana[16][17] (1984-1989)
- Theoneste Mujyanama[18] (1990-1991)
- Sylvestre Nsanzimana[19] (1991-1992)
- Stanislas Mbonampeka[20][21] (1992-1993)
- Agnès Ntamabyaliro Rutagwera[22] (1993-1994) [1st female]
- Alphonse-Marie Nkubito[23] (1994-1995)
- Marthe Mukamurenzi[24] (1995-1996)
- Faustin Nteziryayo[25][26] (1996-1999)
- Jean de Dieu Mucyo[27] (1999-2003)
- Edda Mukabagwiza[28] (2003-2006)
- Tharcisse Karugarama (2007-2013)
- Johnston Businye (2013–present)
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ Official Records. UN. 1960.
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- ^ Political Handbook of the World. Center for Comparative Political Research of the State University of New York at Binghamton and for the Council on Foreign Relations. 1966.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1966:Sept.-Dec." HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
- ^ Clements, John (1974). Clements' Encyclopedia of World Governments. Political Research, Incorporated.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1970Jan-Apr". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1974July-Dec". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
- ^ QER.: Congo, Rwanda, Burundi. Economist Intelligence Unit. 1974.
- ^ Kurian, George Thomas (1978). Encyclopedia of the Third World. Facts on File. ISBN 9780871964007.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1978:Jan.-Mar." HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
- ^ Cross, International Committee of the Red (1982). Annual Report. International Committee of the Red Cross.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. July-Dec 1984". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
- ^ Clements, John (1989). Clements' Encyclopedia of World Governments. Political Research, Incorporated.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1990 no.1-6". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1991July-Dec". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1992May-Oct". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
- ^ Bartrop, Paul R. (2012-07-06). A Biographical Encyclopedia of Contemporary Genocide: Portraits of Evil and Good. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313386794.
- ^ Uwiringiyimana, Clement. "Life sentence for Rwanda's genocide-era justice minister upheld". AF. Archived from the original on 2018-06-24. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
- ^ Thomas, Robert McG. Jr. (21 February 1997). "Alphonse Nkubito Dies at 42; Ex-Rwandan Justice Minister". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
- ^ The Europa world year book 1996. Europa Publications. 1996. ISBN 9781857430189.
- ^ "Rwanda Monthly Information Report". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
- ^ Reyntjens, Filip (2013-12-30). Political Governance in Post-Genocide Rwanda. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107043558.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1999Sep-Dec 1999". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
- ^ "Rwandan justice minister axed | IOL News". Retrieved 2018-06-23.