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**An eight-year investigation by the French government also concluded that Kagame had ordered the assassination of President Habyarimana. This result was subsequently disputed, and the United Nations refrained from issuing a definitive finding. Mark Doyle noted in 2006 that the identities of the assassins "could turn out to be one of the great mysteries of the late 20th Century" | **An eight-year investigation by the French government also concluded that Kagame had ordered the assassination of President Habyarimana. This result was subsequently disputed, and the United Nations refrained from issuing a definitive finding. Mark Doyle noted in 2006 that the identities of the assassins "could turn out to be one of the great mysteries of the late 20th Century" | ||
*He has been accused of corruption and voter fraud. | *He has been accused of corruption and voter fraud. | ||
*He is allied with Tanzanian | *He is allied with Tanzanian president [[John Magufuli]]. | ||
*He has censored the media. Any government criticism is equated with genocide denial. | *He has censored the media. Any government criticism is equated with genocide denial. | ||
*After his election, Kagame ordered the arrest and imprisonment of Pasteur Bizimungu on false charges of treason. | *After his election, Kagame ordered the arrest and imprisonment of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasteur_Bizimungu Pasteur Bizimungu] on false charges of treason. | ||
*He is alleged to have supported the [[March 23 Movement]], a [[Terrorism|terrorist]] group that operated in the Eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. | *He is alleged to have supported the [[March 23 Movement]], a [[Terrorism|terrorist]] group that operated in the Eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. | ||
*In recent years, illegal smuggling of minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo has become prominent in Rwanda, with Kagame himself allegedly having a hand in these activities, selling the minerals to countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Kenya, and China, among others. | *In recent years, illegal smuggling of minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo has become prominent in Rwanda, with Kagame himself allegedly having a hand in these activities, selling the minerals to countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Kenya, and China, among others. |