Pierre-Célestin Rwigema ( born 27 July 1953 ) is a Rwandan politician previously associated with the moderate faction of the Republican Democratic Movement ( MDR ) party . He was Prime Minister of Rwanda from 1995 – 2000 and Education Minister from 1994 – 1995 . When he was sworn in as Prime Minister he pledged to reunite his then ethnically torn country . In 2001 , he was accused of alleged involvement in the Rwandan genocide and had an arrest warrant issued for him by the Rwandan government . These charges were brought against him after his resignation as Prime Minister , when he fled to the United States to seek political asylum . At the time of the accusation , he was studying towards a Master 's degree in Business Administration at Bowling Green State University in Ohio , United States . The political climate in Rwanda was volatile at the time . The speaker of the house , Joseph Sabarenzi , resigned and fled . There was allegations of a royalist faction working to undermine the RPF government , and restore the Tutsi monarchy . It has been reported that these charges against him may have been politically motivated
Rwandan genocide
Rwandan genocide
Pierre-Célestin Rwigema