Sylvestre Nsanzimana

Sylvestre Nsanzimana (born January 5, 1936 in Kirago, Southern Province, Rwanda † 1999 ) was a Rwandan politician and Prime Minister of Rwanda from 1991 to 1992.

Nsanzimana was a member of the government of President Grégoire Kayibanda as Foreign Minister from 1969 to 1971 . In addition, he was at times Minister for Trade, Mining and Industry.

He later served as Deputy Secretary General of the Organization for African Unity (OAU) and Rwanda's Minister of Justice.

On October 12, 1991, President Juvénal Habyarimana appointed him Rwanda's first prime minister in over thirty years. The appointment sparked criticism of the president because he had not previously discussed the appointment with the parties. He held this office until his replacement by Dismas Nsengiyaremye on April 2, 1992. As Prime Minister he belonged to the Mouvement républicain national pour le développement . Since 1994 he lived in exile in Brussels .

Web links and background literature

Harris M. Lentz (Ed.): Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 . Routledge, 2014, p. 666 (English, google.com ).
B. Schemmel: Rulers: Index Ng-Nz. In: rulers.org. Accessed January 31, 2020

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Bertrand Jordane: Rwanda le piège de l'histoire . KARTHALA Editions, 2001, p. 189 (footnote 15) (French, google.de ).

personal data
SURNAME	Nsanzimana, Sylvestre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Rwandan politician, Prime Minister of Rwanda
DATE OF BIRTH	January 5, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kirago
DATE OF DEATH	1999

[Jordane-1] Bertrand Jordane: Rwanda le piège de l'histoire . KARTHALA Editions, 2001, p. 189 (footnote 15) (French, google.de ).