National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Notes
Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
Prior to independence, the Legislative Decree of Rwanda - Urundi (L.D.R.U.) N° 02/269, issued by the Belgian administration of the UN Trust territory on 17 August 1961 granted universal suffrage to women. This right was confirmed at independence.