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__Background Information:__ My name is Paul Kagame and I am the President of Rwanda. I was born on October 23, 1957, and am 54 years old. I am best known for defeating the Hutu extremist forces to end the 1994 Rwandan genocide. This is where I joined the current Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni and his group of guerilla fighters to launch a war to free Uganda from dictatorship. I am called Africa’s ‘biggest success story.’ In the land of Rwanda we are know as ‘the land of a thousand hills’. This is said because we have many rolling hills and huge areas of open fields. We are also a very landlocked country located in Central Africa. There are five volcanoes, 23 lakes and many rivers located here. We are just 75 miles south of the equator. Our economy mostly focuses on its agriculture production and cultivation. This means that pretty much everyone farms and is held accountable for their own food. The population of Rwanda is about 12 million. With that being said, there is three different social classes. The bottom one is the Twa (1% of the population), which are the hunters and gatherers. Then there is the Hutu (80% of the population), who are the farmers and cultivators. The highest group is the Tutsi (20% of the population), and they are the wealthiest because they have the most cattle. (In Rwanda, cattle symbolizes much wealth.)

__Education:__
 * Attended the Command and General Staff College.

__Previous Occupations:__
 * In 1990 I lead the Rwandan Patriotic Front’s.
 * On July 19, 1994 I was appointed Vice-President and Minister for Defense in the Government National Unity.
 * In 1998 I was elected Chairman of the Rwandan Patriotic Front’s (RPF).
 * On April 22, 2000 I took the Oath of Office as President of the Republic of Rwanda.

__References:__ 1. Yoweri Museveni - Uganda - Kagame helped Museveni take power in 1987. Museveni took Kagame’s ideas of how to win power and get people on your side to accomplish what he needed to do to take over. They need to work together if they ever want to win wars.

2. Jakaya Kikwete - Tanzania - They are both trying to set up a force that will be able to demolish all of the rebel groups that are within their areas.

3. Robert Mugabe - Zimbabwe - Both of the leaders have a landlocked territory. Since they have been landlocked there is less interaction between countries. Both of them have a way where they can provide for themselves without having to get things from other countries.

__Safety and Rule of Law:__ 30th (49 in 2010) Ranked Top 10 for Accountability (9th, 59) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ranked Bottom 10 for National Security (49th, 54)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Participation and Human Rights:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 30th (39 in 2010) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ranked Top 10 for Gender (4th, 74) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ranked Bottom 10 for Participation (45th, 17)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Sustainable Economic Opportunity:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">13th (57 in 2010) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ranked Top 10 for Management (8th, 65), Business Environment (17th, 69), and Rural Sector (6th, 70)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Human Development:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">17th (62 in 2010 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ranked Top 10 for Welfare (10th, 66)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Arguments and Political Platform:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Since Rwanda has had international aid, they have seen some of their highest growth rates in Africa. It is said that no other president has had opinions so strong that they have actually made a difference. Kagame has helped Rwanda get back on its feet. He believes that there needs to be international aid for Rwanda to thrive and continue working on the right path.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Friends and Foes:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Friends: Zaire and Tanzania rushed military help into Rwanda when the Tutsi, which are the minority group tried to kill all of the Hutu, which are the largest group of people in Rwanda.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Foes: The Congo does not want any part of Rwanda because they believe that Rwanda supports the M23 who in the past few months have been fighting against government troops who are capturing some towns in Africa. They think that the people of Rwanda are pretty much supporting the rebel groups.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Quotes By Paul Kagame:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“We cannot turn the clock back nor can we undo the harm caused, but we have the power to determine the future and to ensure that what happened never happens again.” -Paul Kagame

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