Jean Kambanda - Legal Legacy

Legal Legacy

As a head of government convicted by an international court, Kambanda is an important figure, with the verdict against him forming a precedent against the legal principle of State Immunity (which was used to reject an extradition order for Augusto Pinochet, for example).

Preceded by
Agathe Uwilingiyimana		 Prime Minister of Rwanda
April 9, 1994 – July 19, 1994		 Succeeded by
Faustin Twagiramungu
Prime Ministers of Rwanda
  • Grégoire Kayibanda
  • office abolished, 1962-1991
  • Sylvestre Nsanzimana
  • Dismas Nsengiyaremye
  • Agathe Uwilingiyimana
  • Jean Kambanda
  • Faustin Twagiramungu
  • Pierre-Célestin Rwigema
  • Bernard Makuza
  • Pierre Habumuremyi


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