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Railway Protection Force (RPF) is an armed force of the Union [2] under the Ministry of Railways, Government of India. The force was established by the RPF Act, 1957, [3] enacted by the Indian Parliament for "the better protection and security of railway property and passenger area ". It has the power to search, arrest, enquire, and prosecute ...
Rwandan Patriotic Front. The Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF–Inkotanyi; French: Front patriotique rwandais, FPR) [2] is the ruling political party in Rwanda. The RPF was founded in December 1987 by Rwandan Tutsi in exile in Uganda because of the ethnic violence that had occurred during the Rwandan Hutu Revolution in 1959–1962. [3][4] In 1990 ...
General elections were held in Rwanda on 15 July 2024 to elect the president and members of the Chamber of Deputies. [1] [2]In an election that was criticised as unfair for its barring of serious opposition candidates, [3] [4] incumbent President Paul Kagame, in office since 2000, was elected to a fourth term (allegedly with over 99% of the vote and a 98.2% turnout) and was inaugurated on 11 ...
Rwanda Defence Force. The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF, Kinyarwanda: Ingabo z'u Rwanda, French: Forces rwandaises de défense, Swahili: Nguvu ya Ulinzi ya Watu wa Rwanda) is the military of the Republic of Rwanda. The country's armed forces were originally known as the Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR), but following the Rwandan Civil War of 1990–1994 ...
It was established in 1955 at Lucknow, and has since been renamed to Jagjivan Ram RPF Academy (JJRPF Academy) in honour of the Indian freedom fighter and former deputy prime minister. Babu Jagjivan Ram was also Union Railway minister from Dec 7,1956 to April 10, 1962.This academy is currently headed by a director of the rank of Inspector ...
Foundation. The RPF was founded by Charles de Gaulle in Strasbourg on 14 April 1947, [2] one year after his resignation from the presidency of the provisional government and four months after the proclamation of the Fourth Republic. It advocated a constitutional revision establishing a presidential government.
[5] [6] The end of the Genocide is marked by the RPF taking control of the country on July 1, 1994. [7] Article 16 of the Arusha Accords had provided for the establishment of the International Commission of Investigation on Human Rights Violations in Rwanda since October 1, 1990 , which made some progress toward reconciliation, but was ...
Rose Kabuye (born Rose Kanyange; 22 April 1961 in Muvumba, Rwanda) [1] is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Rwandan Army and Until late 2023, she was the highest ranking woman ever to serve in her country's armed forces. She is currently working in the private sector as chief executive officer of Virunga Logistics and Startech Limited but is ...