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|fullname = Augustin Bizimungu | |||
'''Augustin Bizimungu '''was a | |alias = | ||
|origin = Byumba, Mukaranje Commune, Rwanda | |||
|occupation = Chief of Staff of the Rwandan Army (April 16, 1994 - July 15, 1994) | |||
|type of villain = Warlord | |||
|goals = Exterminate all Tutsis in Rwanda (failed) | |||
|crimes = [[Genocide]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]] | |||
|hobby = }}'''Augustin Bizimungu''' (August 28th, 1952 - ) was a senior officer in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Armed_Forces Rwandan Armed Forces] (FAR). In 1994, he briefly served as chief of staff of the army. During this time, he trained the soldiers and [[Interahamwe]] guerrillas who carried out the [[Rwandan Genocide]]. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Bizimungu was born in Byumba préfecture, Mukaranje Commune, Mugina Secteur, Nyange Cellule, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda Rwanda]. | Bizimungu was born in Byumba préfecture, Mukaranje Commune, Mugina Secteur, Nyange Cellule, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda Rwanda]. | ||
An ethnic [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutu Hutu], Bizimungu held the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the FAR on 6 April 1994. That day, following the death of army chief of staff Déogratias Nsabimana in a plane crash alongside President Juvénal Habyarimana, Bizimungu was promoted to Major-General and appointed as permanent chief of the army. | An ethnic [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutu Hutu], Bizimungu held the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the FAR on 6 April 1994. That day, following the death of army chief of staff Déogratias Nsabimana in a plane crash alongside President [[Juvénal Habyarimana]], Bizimungu was promoted to Major-General and appointed as permanent chief of the army.<ref name = general>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2195666.stm Rwanda's 'genocide general'], ''BBC News''</ref> | ||
Upon fleeing the country following the RPF victory, he allegedly said "the RPF will rule over a desert." | Upon fleeing the country following the [[Rwandan Patriotic Front|RPF]] victory, he allegedly said "the RPF will rule over a desert."<ref name = general></ref> | ||
On 12 April 2002, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Tribunal_for_Rwanda International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda] (ICTR) issued an arrest warrant for Bizimungu, who was apparently working with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola Angolan] rebel movement [ | On 12 April 2002, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Tribunal_for_Rwanda International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda] (ICTR) issued an arrest warrant for Bizimungu, who was apparently working with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola Angolan] rebel movement [[UNITA]]. In August 2002, he was arrested by the Angolan government and taken to the U.N. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crime War Crimes] Tribunal in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania Tanzania].<ref>[https://news.un.org/en/story/2002/08/42892 Former Rwandan army chief of staff arrested, transferred to UN war crimes tribunal], ''UN News''</ref> The trial adjourned until September 2008, whereupon Bizimungu was tried along with fellow FAR officers [[Augustin Ndindiliyimana]] (Chief of Staff of the National Gendarmerie), [[François-Xavier Nzuwonemeye]] (Commander of the Reconnaissance Battalion of the Rwandan Army) and [[Innocent Sagahutu]] (Second-in-Command of the Reconnaissance Battalion of the Rwandan Army). Bizimungu was sentenced to thirty years in prison for his part in the genocide on 17 May 2011.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/may/17/bizimungu-jailed-for-rwanda-genocide Rwanda genocide: former army head Augustin Bizimungu jailed], ''The Guardian''</ref> | ||
Bizimungu is portrayed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fana_Mokoena Fana Mokoena] in the 2004 movie ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Rwanda Hotel Rwanda]''. | Bizimungu is portrayed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fana_Mokoena Fana Mokoena] in the 2004 movie ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Rwanda Hotel Rwanda]''. He is portrayed much more sympathetically in the film, acting purely out of self-interest and not out of hatred for Tutsis. | ||
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Augustin Bizimungu (August 28th, 1952 - ) was a senior officer in the Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR). In 1994, he briefly served as chief of staff of the army. During this time, he trained the soldiers and Interahamwe guerrillas who carried out the Rwandan Genocide.
Biography edit
Bizimungu was born in Byumba préfecture, Mukaranje Commune, Mugina Secteur, Nyange Cellule, Rwanda.
An ethnic Hutu, Bizimungu held the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the FAR on 6 April 1994. That day, following the death of army chief of staff Déogratias Nsabimana in a plane crash alongside President Juvénal Habyarimana, Bizimungu was promoted to Major-General and appointed as permanent chief of the army.[1]
Upon fleeing the country following the RPF victory, he allegedly said "the RPF will rule over a desert."[1]
On 12 April 2002, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) issued an arrest warrant for Bizimungu, who was apparently working with the Angolan rebel movement UNITA. In August 2002, he was arrested by the Angolan government and taken to the U.N. War Crimes Tribunal in Tanzania.[2] The trial adjourned until September 2008, whereupon Bizimungu was tried along with fellow FAR officers Augustin Ndindiliyimana (Chief of Staff of the National Gendarmerie), François-Xavier Nzuwonemeye (Commander of the Reconnaissance Battalion of the Rwandan Army) and Innocent Sagahutu (Second-in-Command of the Reconnaissance Battalion of the Rwandan Army). Bizimungu was sentenced to thirty years in prison for his part in the genocide on 17 May 2011.[3]
Bizimungu is portrayed by Fana Mokoena in the 2004 movie Hotel Rwanda. He is portrayed much more sympathetically in the film, acting purely out of self-interest and not out of hatred for Tutsis.