Luanda - Angola Head of State, João Lourenço, left on Sunday for Kigali (Rwanda), to witness the inauguration ceremony of President Paul Kagame, re-elected in July for a five-year term.
Paul Kagame became President of Rwanda in 2000, elected by the Parliament, after the resignation of the then Head of State, Pasteur Bizimungu, which was followed by four other national elections.
The current leader is one of the dominant figures in Rwanda since he overthrew the Hutu government in July 1994, with the forces of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (FPR).
In the legislative elections, which took place simultaneously, the hegemony of the presidential party (FPR) was also confirmed, which collected 68.83% of the votes.
This East African nation became independent on July 1, 1962 and has an area of 26,340 square kilometers, home to around 13.6 million people, whose economy is based mainly on tourism, mining and agriculture.
Rwanda has a mountainous, landlocked territory, bordering Burundi (South), Democratic Republic of Congo (West), Uganda (North) and Tanzania (East).
As a result of the mediation efforts of the Angolan President, this country signed, on July 30, a ceasefire agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo, whose conflict has affected the eastern Congolese region.
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