Rwandan President Paul Kagame presented with Andrew Young Medal
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies presented His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, with the Andrew Young Medal for Capitalism and Social Progress on Friday, September 16, 2005.
Transcript of the medal presentation.
Paul Kagame returned to Rwanda in 1990 after thirty years in exile to lead the Rwandan Patriotic Army in the struggle for the liberation of Rwanda. Four years later, he was appointed Vice-President and Minister for Defense in the Government of National Unity. In 2003, Paul Kagame won a landslide victory in Rwanda's first ever democratically contested multiparty elections.
After receiving the medal, President Kagame addressed a full auditorium of students, faculty, and community members. After his lecture, Ambassador Andrew Young and Assistant Provost of International Affairs John Hicks engaged Kagame in a discussion on his past and Rwanda's future.
