The party was established in 1991,[1] after the National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development (MRND) lost its monopoly on politics and opposition parties were legalised. The MDR took its name from MDR-Parmehutu, the ruling party in the early 1960s. Like Parmehutu, the MDR's primary base of political support was Hutus in the centre of the country, particularly Kayibanda's home prefecture of Gitarama.
In late 1991, the MDR joined with the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party to form an opposition coalition that placed pressure on President Juvénal Habyarimana and the MRND to implement democratic reforms. In March 1992 Habyarimana named a multiparty government with a Prime Minister, Dismas Nsengiyaremye, from the MDR.[2] He was succeeded as Prime Minister in July 1993 by another MDR member, Agathe Uwilingiyimana.
The MDR was ostensibly moderate but developed numerous extremist factions which professed Hutu Power beliefs. The most prominent extremist faction of the MDR was led by the party's vice president, Froduald Karamira, who was later executed for his participation in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
With elections scheduled for mid-2003, the MDR was the only opposition party able to challenge the RPF. However, on 15 April 2003, Parliament voted to dissolve the party and accused it of being "divisionist".[3] Several former MDR members formed the Party for Progress and Concord later that year.[1]
References
^ abProfiles: Kagame's opponents BBC News, 22 August 2003
^Gérard Prunier (1995) The Rwanda Crisis: History of a Genocide, Columbia University Press, p145
^Rwanda Holds First Election Since Genocide LA Times, 25 August 2003
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republican, democratic, movement, french, mouvement, démocratique, républicain, political, party, rwanda, mouvement, démocratique, républicainfounded1991, 1991, banned2003, 2003, headquarterskigali, rwandaideologyhutu, interests, hutu, power, extremist, factio. The Republican Democratic Movement French Mouvement democratique republicain MDR was a political party in Rwanda Republican Democratic Movement Mouvement democratique republicainFounded1991 1991 Banned2003 2003 HeadquartersKigali RwandaIdeologyHutu interests Hutu Power extremist factions Political positionCentre right to Right wing Far right extremist factions Politics of RwandaPolitical partiesElectionsHistory EditThe party was established in 1991 1 after the National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development MRND lost its monopoly on politics and opposition parties were legalised The MDR took its name from MDR Parmehutu the ruling party in the early 1960s Like Parmehutu the MDR s primary base of political support was Hutus in the centre of the country particularly Kayibanda s home prefecture of Gitarama In late 1991 the MDR joined with the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party to form an opposition coalition that placed pressure on President Juvenal Habyarimana and the MRND to implement democratic reforms In March 1992 Habyarimana named a multiparty government with a Prime Minister Dismas Nsengiyaremye from the MDR 2 He was succeeded as Prime Minister in July 1993 by another MDR member Agathe Uwilingiyimana The MDR was ostensibly moderate but developed numerous extremist factions which professed Hutu Power beliefs The most prominent extremist faction of the MDR was led by the party s vice president Froduald Karamira who was later executed for his participation in the 1994 Rwandan genocide After its victory in the Rwandan Civil War in 1994 the Rwandan Patriotic Front RPF named a new Broad Based Government of National Unity with the MDR s Faustin Twagiramungu as Prime Minister He remained in office until 1995 In 2001 the MDR s Bernard Makuza was named prime minister With elections scheduled for mid 2003 the MDR was the only opposition party able to challenge the RPF However on 15 April 2003 Parliament voted to dissolve the party and accused it of being divisionist 3 Several former MDR members formed the Party for Progress and Concord later that year 1 References Edit a b Profiles Kagame s opponents BBC News 22 August 2003 Gerard Prunier 1995 The Rwanda Crisis History of a Genocide Columbia University Press p145 Rwanda Holds First Election Since Genocide LA Times 25 August 2003 This article about an African political party is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Rwanda related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Republican Democratic Movement amp oldid 1132587237, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
