National Revolutionary Movement for Development
political party, Rwanda
Also known as: MRND, Mouvement Révolutionnaire pour le Développement
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Habyarimana
- In Juvénal Habyarimana: Presidency
In 1975 he established the National Revolutionary Movement for Development, with himself as sole leader of the single-party state. A new constitution promulgated in December 1978 provided for a return to civilian rule, and in elections held that same month Habyarimana was elected president. He was reelected in 1983 and…
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Rwandan politics
- In Rwanda: Constitutional framework
…the single ruling party, the National Revolutionary Movement for Development. A revised constitution was enacted in 1991 that allowed for multiparty participation in government. In 1994, however, after Habyarimana’s death, the country slipped into chaos before elections could be held. The legislative body under the 1978 constitution, the unicameral National…
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