Théodore Sindikubwabo ( 1928 &ndash; 1998 ) was the interim President of Rwanda during the Rwandan genocide , from April 9 to July 19 , 1994 . Prior to that he was President of the National Development Council ( Parliament of Rwanda ) 1988 &ndash; 1994 . Born in the town of Butare in the south of Rwanda , Sindikubwabo was educated as a physician and was Minister of Health in the administration of President Kayibanda . Following the takeover by Juvénal Habyarimana , Sindikubwabo became a practising pediatrician in Kigali Central Hospital . He later returned to politics as a deputy in parliament
Rwandan genocide
Rwandan genocide
Théodore Sindikubwabo