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Rwandan military officer (born 1959)

James Kabarebe (born 1959) is a Rwandan retired military officer who serves as Minister of State for Regional Integration in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Kabarebe was a key figure in both the First Congo War and the Second Congo War as a commanding officer.^[1]

From 10 April 2010 until 18 October 2018, he was the Rwandan Minister of Defence. He served as a Rwandan Patriotic Army Commander and was an Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo strategist.^[2] In his role of Minister of Defence he was accused of being the de facto leader of the March 23 Movement, a militia in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[3]

In September 2023, James Kabarebe was appointed Minister of State for Regional Cooperation.^[4]

Early life and education

James Kabarabe was born in 1959. Raised in Ibanda-Kazo area of western Uganda, he had his early primary education at