Prime Minister
Somali Promotion Agent
The government announced plans to change several national symbols, including the flag and national anthem, that were widely associated with extremist nationalism. A new constitution, aimed at preventing further ethnic strife in the country, was promulgated in 2003.
Later that year the first multiparty democratic elections in Rwanda since independence were held; Kagame, who had ascended to the presidency after Bizimungu resigned in 2000, was victorious in securing another term. In 2006 the Rwandan government implemented a significant administrative reorganization, replacing the previous 12 prefectures with 5 larger, multiethnic provinces intended to promote power sharing and reduce ethnic conflict. Also, several genocide memorials were created throughout the country.
Later that year the first multiparty democratic elections in Rwanda since independence were held; Kagame, who had ascended to the presidency after Bizimungu resigned in 2000, was victorious in securing another term. In 2006 the Rwandan government implemented a significant administrative reorganization, replacing the previous 12 prefectures with 5 larger, multiethnic provinces intended to promote power sharing and reduce ethnic conflict. Also, several genocide memorials were created throughout the country.