The First Lady of Rwanda is the official title attributed to the wife of the
president of Rwanda. The country's current first lady is
Jeannette Kagame, wife of President
Paul Kagame, who had held the position since March 24, 2000.[1]
President Kayibanda was overthrown in the
1973 Rwandan coup d'état. Grégoire and Vérédiana Kayibanda were imprisoned by the
Juvénal Habyarimana dictatorship following the coup. Vérédiana Kayibanda died under house arrest on October 13, 1974.