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Georges Rutaganda (November 27, 1958 - October 11, 2010) was the vice president of the Rwandan Hutu | {{Villain_Infobox | ||
|image = Georges_Rutaganda.jpg | |||
|fullname = Georges Anderson Nderubumwe Rutaganda | |||
|origin = Nhabiyu Province, Rwanda-Urundi | |||
|occupation = Vice President of the [[Interahamwe]] | |||
|hobby = Killing Tutsis<br>Raping Tutsi women | |||
|goals = Exterminate all Tutsis in Rwanda (failed) | |||
|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Rape]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Islamophobia]]<br>[[Xenophobia]] | |||
|type of villain = Genocidal War Criminal | |||
}}{{Quote|Why do I hate the Tutsi? They were collaborators with the Belgian colonists - they whipped us, they enslaved us. Now it's time for the Hutu to take our revenge.|Georges Rutaganda on an [[Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines|RTLM]] broadcast shortly after the beginning of the genocide.}} | |||
'''Georges Anderson Nderubumwe Rutaganda''' (November 27, 1958 - October 11, 2010) was the vice president of the Rwandan Hutu militia [[Interahamwe]]. | |||
==Biography== | |||
Rutaganda was a major commander responsible for the [[Rwandan Genocide]] of 1994. Prosecutor James Stewart stated, "Without Georges Rutaganda, the Rwandan genocide would not have functioned the way it did." He was on radio RTLM ([[Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines]]) in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kigali Kigali] in 1994, encouraging Interahamwe Militia to exterminate all Tutsis. It was alleged that Rutaganda captured, raped, and [[torture]]d Tutsi women in the Interahamwe Hideouts in Kigali. Other accounts state that Rutaganda captured Tutsi prostitutes believing them to be witches.<ref>[https://www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org/Case/841/Rutaganda/ ''Georges Anderson Nderubumwe Rutaganda v. The Prosecutor''], International Crimes Database</ref> | |||
Rutaganda was | During this time, Rutaganda was reported to supply his militia with stolen supplies from the Rwandan military. Rutaganda was arrested on Oct. 10, 1995, and transferred to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arusha Arusha], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania Tanzania], on May 26, 1996. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for [[Genocide|genocide]], [[crimes against humanity]] and [[murder]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/552441.stm Life sentence for Rwanda genocide leader], ''BBC News''</ref> | ||
He died in prison in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin Benin] on October 11, 2010.<ref>[https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20101013-ancien-chef-milicien-rwandais-georges-rutaganda-est-decede-benin L’ancien chef milicien rwandais Georges Rutaganda est décédé au Bénin], ''RFI''</ref> | |||
Rutaganda appears in the film ''Hotel Rwanda''. Although he is portrayed as main villian, Rutaganda is actually the one, not the UN official Oliver, that prevented fighting when the UN convoy were transporting the refugees. In the film he is played by [[wikipedia:Hakeem Kae-Kazim|Hakeem Kae-Kazim]]. | |||
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“ | Why do I hate the Tutsi? They were collaborators with the Belgian colonists - they whipped us, they enslaved us. Now it's time for the Hutu to take our revenge. | „ |
~ Georges Rutaganda on an RTLM broadcast shortly after the beginning of the genocide. |
Georges Anderson Nderubumwe Rutaganda (November 27, 1958 - October 11, 2010) was the vice president of the Rwandan Hutu militia Interahamwe.
Biography edit
Rutaganda was a major commander responsible for the Rwandan Genocide of 1994. Prosecutor James Stewart stated, "Without Georges Rutaganda, the Rwandan genocide would not have functioned the way it did." He was on radio RTLM (Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines) in Kigali in 1994, encouraging Interahamwe Militia to exterminate all Tutsis. It was alleged that Rutaganda captured, raped, and tortured Tutsi women in the Interahamwe Hideouts in Kigali. Other accounts state that Rutaganda captured Tutsi prostitutes believing them to be witches.[1]
During this time, Rutaganda was reported to supply his militia with stolen supplies from the Rwandan military. Rutaganda was arrested on Oct. 10, 1995, and transferred to Arusha, Tanzania, on May 26, 1996. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for genocide, crimes against humanity and murder.[2]
He died in prison in Benin on October 11, 2010.[3]
Rutaganda appears in the film Hotel Rwanda. Although he is portrayed as main villian, Rutaganda is actually the one, not the UN official Oliver, that prevented fighting when the UN convoy were transporting the refugees. In the film he is played by Hakeem Kae-Kazim.
References edit
- ↑ Georges Anderson Nderubumwe Rutaganda v. The Prosecutor, International Crimes Database
- ↑ Life sentence for Rwanda genocide leader, BBC News
- ↑ L’ancien chef milicien rwandais Georges Rutaganda est décédé au Bénin, RFI