List of Rwandans
This is a list of notable people from the East African nation of Rwanda.
Military
- Théoneste Bagosora (b. 1941), military officer convicted in 2008 of genocide.[1]
- Kayumba Nyamwasa, former army chief of staff and head of Intelligence
- Bernard Ntuyahaga
Political figures
- Jean-Paul Akayesu (b. 1953), politician convicted in 1998 of genocide.[2]
- Jean Bosco Barayagwiza
- Christophe Bazivamo (minister of land and environment)
- Augustin Bizimana (b. 1954), politician who is a fugitive of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.[3]
- Augustin Bizimungu (b. 1952), politician on trial for genocide.[4]
- Pasteur Bizimungu (Former president of Rwanda)
- Anastase Gasana (Diplomat)
- Juvénal Habyarimana (Former president of Rwanda)
- Jean Marie Higiro (Former director of the Rwandan Information office)
- Paul Kagame (President of Rwanda)
- Jean Kambanda (b. 1955), former Prime Minister, plead guilty in 1998 to genocide[5]
- Grégoire Kayibanda (Former president of Rwanda)
- Kigeri V of Rwanda (Former king)
- Bernard Makuza (Prime minister of Rwanda)
- Dominique Mbonyumutwa (Former provisional president of Rwanda)
- Ignace Murwanashyaka (b. 1963), leader of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
- Mutara II Rwogera (Former king)
- Mutara III of Rwanda (Former king)
- Lando Ndasingwa (Former leader of Parti libéral du Rwanda)
- André Ntagerura
- Jean de Dieu Ntiruhungwa (Former minister of the Interior)
- André Kagwa Rwisereka (b.1949, d.2010), opposition politician murdered during the 2010 election
- Théodore Sindikubwabo (Former president of the national development council)
- Pascal Simbikangwa (former chief of intelligence, found guilty of complicity in genocide and complicity in crimes against humanity)
- Faustin Twagiramungu (Former prime minister of Rwanda)
- Agathe Uwilingiyimana (Former prime minister of Rwanda)
- Yuhi III of Rwanda (Former king of Rwanda)
- Protais Zigiranyirazo
Religious figures
- Elizaphan Ntakirutimana (1924–2007), Seventh-day Adventist pastor
- Athanase Seromba (b. 1963), priest
Sports people
- Dieudonné Disi (b. 1980), long-distance and cross-country runner
- Adrien Niyonshuti (b. 1987), cyclist
- Mathias Ntawulikura (b. 1964), long-distance runner
Miscellaneous
- Simon Bikindi (b. 1954), singer-songwriter convicted in 2008 of inciting violence during the 1994 genocide.[6]
- Agathe Habyarimana (widow of former President Juvénal Habyarimana)
- Charles Ingabire, journalist and government critic, murdered in 2011
- Félicien Kabuga (b. 1935), businessman
- Joseph Kavaruganda (former president of Rwanda's Constitutional Court)
- Léon Mugesera, university lecturer accused of inciting genocide.[7]
- Ferdinand Nahimana, historian
- Samuel Ndashyikirwa, businessman
- Hassan Ngeze (b. 1962), journalist
- Étienne Nzabonimana (b. 1950), businessman
- Sonia Rolland (former Miss France)
- Queen Rosalie Gicanda (wife of King Mutara III of Rwanda)
- Jean-Léonard Rugambage, reporter and government critic, murdered in 2010
- Georges Ruggiu (b. 1957), radio presenter
- Paul Rusesabagina (b. 1954), hotel manager known for saving refugees in the 1994 genocide
- Benjamin Sehene (b. 1959), author
- Théogène Turatsinze (b.1970, d.2012), businessman and murder victim
References
- ↑ Nyakairu, Frank (18 December 2008), "Rwanda's Bagosora Sentenced To Life For Genocide", Reuters, retrieved 20 June 2010
- ↑ "Tribunal convicts Rwandan genocide suspect", BBC News (BBC), 2 September 1998, retrieved 20 June 2010
- ↑ Nieuwoudt, Stephanie (21 April 2010), "UN Tribunal's Most Wanted Remains Elusive", Inter Press Service, retrieved 20 June 2010
- ↑ "ICTR/Appointment - ICTR Judge Appointed Chief Justice Of Sri Lanka", Hirondelle News Agency (Hirondelle Foundation), 24 July 2009, retrieved 20 June 2010
- ↑ Bond, Catherine; Reuters (1 May 1998), "Former Rwanda leader pleads guilty to genocide", CNN (Turner Broadcasting System), retrieved 20 June 2010
- ↑ "Singer Urged Rwandans To Genocide", BBC News (BBC), 2 December 2008, retrieved 20 June 2010
- ↑ "France's Involvement During the Genocide", The New Times (AllAfrica.com), 8 August 2008, retrieved 21 June 2010
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