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The following lists events that happened during 2017 in Rwanda.

Incumbents

  • President: Paul Kagame
  • Prime Minister: Anastase Murekezi (until August 30), Édouard Ngirente (starting August 30)

Events

August

  • 4 August - Voters go to the polls to vote for President in the election. Paul Kagame wins with 98.66% of the vote despite challenges from the opposition.[1]

Predicted and scheduled events

Date unknown

  • 100% of the population will have access to clean water.[2]
  • 70% of the population will have access to electricity.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Rwanda election: President Paul Kagame wins by landslide". BBC News. 4 August 2017.
  2. ^ Umutesi, Doreen (18 March 2015). "Rwandans urged to embrace rain water harvesting". The New Times. Kigali. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  3. ^ Baringanire, Paul; Malik, Kabir; Banerjee, Sudeshna Ghosh (2014). "Scaling Up Access to Electricity: The Case of Rwanda" (PDF). World Bank Group. p. 1. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
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