Rwanda President Kagame announces F1 race bid
Rwanda is bidding to host a Formula 1 grand prix, the country's President Paul Kagame says.
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Paul Kagame is a Rwandan politician and former military officer who has been the President of Rwanda since 2000. He was previously a commander of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), a rebel armed force which invaded Rwanda in 1990. The RPF was one of the parties of the conflict during the Rwandan Civil War and the armed force which ended the Rwandan genocide. He was considered Rwanda's de facto leader when he was Vice President and Minister of Defence under President Pasteur Bizimungu from 1994 to 2000 after which the vice-presidential post was abolished.
Rwanda is bidding to host a Formula 1 grand prix, the country's President Paul Kagame says.