List of ambassadors of Russia to Rwanda
| Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Rwanda | |
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Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
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| Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Kigali |
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| Style | Her Excellency The Honourable |
| Reports to | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Seat | Kigali |
| Appointer | President of Russia |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the President |
| Website | Embassy of Russia in Kigali |
The Ambassador of Russia to Rwanda is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Rwanda.
The ambassador and her staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Kigali.[1] The current Russian ambassador to Rwanda is Karen Chalyan, incumbent since 14 March 2018.[2]
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History of diplomatic relations
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Following a series of events, including the Rwandan Revolution in 1959 and the 1961 Rwandan monarchy referendum, culminating in a Rwandan declaration of independence in 1962, the Soviet Union moved to establish relations with the new state. The two countries agreed to exchange ambassadors on 17 October 1963, and the first Soviet ambassador to Rwanda, Yevgeny Afanasenko, was appointed on 1 November 1966, and presented his credentials on 4 January 1967.[3] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the incumbent Soviet ambassador, Pyotr Komendant, continued as a representative of the Russian Federation until 1994.[3]
List of representatives (1966- present)
Representatives of the Soviet Union to Rwanda (1966-1991)
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
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| Yevgeny Afanasenko | Ambassador | 1 November 1966 | 24 May 1972 | Presented credentials on 4 January 1967 |
| Grigory Zhilyakov | Ambassador | 2 June 1972 | 19 May 1978 | Presented credentials on 21 July 1972 |
| Gennady Rykov | Ambassador | 19 May 1978 | 17 November 1984 | Presented credentials on 7 June 1978 |
| Gennady Sokolov | Ambassador | 17 November 1984 | 23 August 1990 | Presented credentials on 8 January 1985 |
| Pyotr Komendant | Ambassador | 23 August 1990 | 25 December 1991 |
Representatives of the Russian Federation to Rwanda (1991-present)
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
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| Pyotr Komendant | Ambassador | 25 December 1991 | 11 January 1994 | |
| Anatoly Smirnov | Ambassador | 11 January 1994 | 28 July 1998 | |
| Stanislav Akhmedov | Ambassador | 28 July 1998 | 17 September 2002 | |
| Aleksei Dulyan | Ambassador | 17 September 2002 | 20 December 2006 | |
| Mirgayas Shirinsky | Ambassador | 20 December 2006 | 22 May 2013 | |
| Andrei Polyakov | Ambassador | 22 May 2013 | 31 October 2017 | |
| Karen Chalyan | Ambassador | 14 March 2018 |
