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Paul Kagame

Military · PEP · Politician

Paul Kagame is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Paul Kagame · Pol Kaqame · Pols Kagame · Πολ Καγκάμε · Пол Кагаме · 14 more...				[sources]
Alias	Jego Ekscelencja Paul Kagame · Kagame, Paul · Paul Kagamé · Polis Kagamė · Szanowny Paul Kagame · 6 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Kagame · Кагаме · 安哲·卡加梅				[sources]
Birth date	1957-10-23				[sources]
Place of birth	Ruhango				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Rwanda				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Paul				[sources]
Last name	Kagame				[sources]
Political association	Rwandan Patriotic Front				[sources]
Title	His Excellency				[sources]
Website	paulkagame.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1231345				[sources]
Position	Chairperson of the African Union (2018-2019) · Minister of Defence (1994-2000) · President · President of Rwanda (2000-) · President of the Republic of Rwanda · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	Makerere University · United States Army Command and General Staff College				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-25	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

President of Rwanda since 2000 (born 1957)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-05-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Brian Kagame Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of the Republic of Rwanda	2000-04-22	-

Data sources

UN Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs1,075

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DGACM

US CIA World Leaders10,941

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,202

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,442

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External databases

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Wikidata327,989

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,271

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: unprot-6417b7f80589b549845ff723e742d41a3c7fbdad · us-cia-rwanda-paul-kagame-president · unprot-f3754439483ca7ecb10122aec70fb727bcb910c6 · unprot-13508fdc2b968eb8be5a440e5b9bba9e44680db5

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