Rwanda National Congress
{{Short description|Rwandan opposition group in exile}}
The Rwanda National Congress (RNC; {{Langx|rw|Ihuriro Nyarwanda}}; {{Langx|fr|Congrès national rwandais}}) is Rwandan opposition group in exile, established in the United States on 12 December 2010.[http://www.rwandanationalcongress.co.uk/#!about_us/cjg9 About Us] Rwanda National Conference, 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2014. Prominent founders included Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa, Gen. Kayumba Nyamwasa, Gerald Gahima, and Patrick Karegeya.[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jan/26/exiled-foes-live-in-fear-of-kagame/ Exiled foes live in fear of Kagame] by Donna Bryson, Associated Press, in The Washington Times, 26 January 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2014. [https://archive.today/20140104002711/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jan/26/exiled-foes-live-in-fear-of-kagame/ Archived here.] Karegeya was murdered on 31 December 2013. Rudasingwa and Gahima have since left the organization.
Rudasingwa-Nyamwasa break
In July 2016, Rudasingwa formed a breakaway faction called the "New RNC".{{cite news|title=Rwanda’s opposition in diaspora disintegrating|url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/Rwanda-s-opposition-in-diaspora-disintegrating/2558-3307666-format-sitemap-9xllutz/index.html|accessdate=8 January 2018|work=The East African|date=23 July 2016|language=en-UK}} Rudasingwa lamented "the disruptive influence of Lt. Gen. Kayumba Nyamwasa" and the decision "to go ahead with elections in August, 2016, [...] without first discussing and resolving the major problems facing the organization".{{cite news|title=A New RNC under Dr Theogene Rudasingwa|url=http://www.therwandan.com/blog/a-new-rnc-under-dr-theogene-rudasingwa/|work=The Rwandan|date=1 July 2016}} In September, New-RNC declared that it had "decided to rise to the historic responsibility of naming the crimes committed against the Rwandan Hutu in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo by their rightful name, genocide." It released a list of what it called "masterminds of the genocide against the Rwanda Hutu", which included Nyamwasa.{{cite news|title=The New Rwanda National Congress’s Declaration on Genocide against Rwandan Hutu|url=http://www.therwandan.com/declaration-on-genocide-against-rwandan-hutu-by-the-new-rwanda-national-congress/|work=The Rwandan|date=15 September 2016}} The "old" RNC announced the names of its "newly elected executives" the same month, which did not include Rudasingwa nor Gahima.{{cite news|title=RWANDA NATIONAL CONGRESSE (RNC)-NEWLY ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES AT THE GLOBAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS|url=http://www.therwandan.com/blog/rwanda-national-congresse-rnc-newly-elected-representatives-at-the-global-and-national-levels/|work=The Rwandan|date=8 September 2016}}
Role in Rwanda-Uganda relations
In March 2019, a diplomatic conflict emerged between Rwanda and its neighbor Uganda. The Rwandan minister of foreign affairs Richard Sezibera accused Uganda of supporting the RNC and allowing them a base in Uganda. Uganda denied the accusations.{{Cite web|url=https://observer.ug/news/headlines/60049-uganda-responds-to-rwanda-accusations|title=Uganda responds to Rwanda accusations|last=Team|first=The Observer|website=The Observer - Uganda|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-03-28}} Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni admitted to meeting with a member of the RNC but said he told them Uganda cannot support their cause.{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/uganda-denies-backing-rwandan-rebels-as-tensions-grow/2019/03/19/|title=Uganda denies backing Rwandan rebels as tensions grow|website=Washington Post}}
Other leaders
- Seif Bamporiki (d. 2021), lived in exile in South Africa{{cite news |title=Rwandan Seif Bamporiki killed in South Africa |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56119088 |access-date=February 22, 2021 |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC World News |date=22 February 2021}}
- Callixte Sankara until 2017{{Cite web |date=2019-06-18 |title=Rwanda: Twagiramungu rejoint la plateforme MRCD |url=https://afrique.lalibre.be/37813/rwanda-twagiramungu-rejoint-la-plateforme-mrcd/ |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=La Libre Afrique |language=fr-FR}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.rncihuriro.com/ Official website.]
{{Rwandan political parties}}