Bernard Makuza is a Rwanda

Rwanda

Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

n politician who was Prime Minister of Rwanda

Prime Minister of Rwanda

-List of Prime Ministers of Rwanda:-Affiliations:*Parmehutu - Party of the Hutu Emancipation Movement*MRND - National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development...

 from 8 March 2000 to 6 October 2011. An ethnic Hutu

Hutu

The Hutu , or Abahutu, are a Central African people, living mainly in Rwanda, Burundi, and eastern DR Congo.-Population statistics:The Hutu are the largest of the three peoples in Burundi and Rwanda; according to the United States Central Intelligence Agency, 84% of Rwandans and 85% of Burundians...

, Makuza was a member of the Democratic Republican Movement

Democratic Republican Movement

The Democratic Republican Movement was a political party of Rwanda. It was founded in 1991, after the National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development lost its monopoly on politics and opposition parties became legal. The MDR took its name from President Grégoire Kayibanda's political...

 (MDR) before allegations were made that the party promoted genocide. He resigned membership before being appointed Prime Minister and now belongs to no party.

Makuza was the Rwandan Ambassador to Burundi

Burundi

Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura...

 and then Ambassador to Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 before being appointed as Prime Minister. His appointment to the latter post by President Pasteur Bizimungu

Pasteur Bizimungu

Pasteur Bizimungu was the fifth President of Rwanda from 19 July 1994 until 23 March 2000. He is considered belonging to the Hutu caste/ethnic group and was born in the Gisenyi prefecture of Rwanda. Bizimungu worked within the Hutu MRND regime which ruled Rwanda , including as director general of...

 in March 2000 followed the resignation of Prime Minister Pierre-Célestin Rwigema

Pierre-Célestin Rwigema

Pierre-Célestin Rwigema is a Rwandan politician. He was Prime Minister of Rwanda from 1995–2000 and Education Minister from 1994-1995. When he was sworn in as Prime Minister he pledged to reunite his then ethnically torn country. In 2001, he was accused of alleged involvement in the Rwandan...

, who had been heavily criticized in the Rwandan press and by some parliamentarians.

Makuza is President Kagame's cousin - their mothers are sisters. He remained at the head of a new government named on March 8, 2008, which was composed of 21 ministers and six secretaries of state.

On 6 October 2011, President Kagame appointed Pierre Habumuremyi

Pierre Habumuremyi

Pierre Damien Habumuremyi is a Rwandan politician who serves as the Prime Minister of Rwanda since 7 October 2011. He previously served as education minister.- References :...

 to replace Makuza as Prime Minister. Makuza was instead appointed to the Senate

Senate of Rwanda

The Parliament of Rwanda has two chambers. The upper house is the Senate ...

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