RwandaPaul Kagame led the Rwandan Patriotic Front that ended the 1994 genocide and has been Rwanda's de facto leader since then, formally president since 2000. His government has driven rapid economic growth while limiting political opposition and press freedom.
In the 12 Axes register, Paul Kagame leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 83%; the register median is Democratic 68%.
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Where Paul Kagame sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Unitary state with strong central administration
Oligarchy
Won the 2024 election with over 99 percent
Authoritarian
Restrictions on dissent, media and opposition
Anti-Interventionist
Rwandan sovereignty and regional security priorities
Military-Focused
Alleged support for M23 rebels in eastern Congo
Assimilationist
"One Rwandan" policy removed ethnic identity labels
Economic Liberal
Liberalized economy; cut red tape for business
Balanced
Vision 2050 development planning with state involvement
Free Trade
Joined the East African Community and open trade
Moderate
Constitution declares a secular republic
Moderate
Moderate social policy; women prominent in parliament
Technological
Invests in ICT, drones and a Kigali tech hub
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Paul Kagame is at Autocratic 83%. The register median is Democratic 68%.
Irreligious – Religious
On Irreligious – Religious, Paul Kagame is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.cidob.org
Portrait: Saeima, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
