Dismas Nsengiyaremye (born 1945) served as

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...

of Rwanda from 2 April 1992 to 18 July 1993. A native of

Gitarama Muhanga (former Gitarama, renamed in 2006) is a city in Rwanda, in the Muhanga District, in Southern Province. The city is above sea level. Though officially part of the Southern Province, Muhanga is geographically in central Rwanda, approxi ...

, he was a member of the

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and was appointed prime minister following an agreement between President

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and the political opposition. During his term, he appointed

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to the Ministry of Education, though she later succeeded him as prime minister. When it was revealed in February 1993 that the

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was compiling lists of alleged "accomplices" of the

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, Nsengiyaremye protested against what he called a "witch hunt". Nsengiyaremye fled to Europe not long after he was replaced as prime minister in 1993, citing threats to his life. He lives in exile in Belgium.

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1945 births Living people Hutu people Republican Democratic Movement politicians Prime Ministers of Rwanda People from Muhanga District {{Rwanda-politician-stub