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|origin = Gisenyi, Rwanda | |||
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|goals = Exterminate all Tutsis in Rwanda (failed) | |||
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'''Idelphonse Nizeyimana''' is a Rwandan soldier who is alleged to have participated in the [[Rwandan Genocide]]. | '''Idelphonse Nizeyimana''' (October 5, 1963) is a Rwandan soldier who is alleged to have participated in the [[Rwandan Genocide]]. | ||
==Biography== | |||
An ethnic [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutu Hutu], Nizeyimana was born in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisenyi Gisenyi] prefecture in 1963, in the same commune as President [[Juvénal Habyarimana]]. In 1994, he held the rank of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_%28land_and_air%29 captain] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Armed_Forces Rwandan Armed Forces], and was the second-in-command, after [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tharcisse_Muvunyi&action=edit&redlink=1 Tharcisse Muvunyi], of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%C3%89cole_des_sous-officiers&action=edit&redlink=1 École des sous-officiers] (ESO). He was convicted of ordering the execution of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Dowager Queen Dowager] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalie_Gicanda Rosalie Gicanda] at the beginning of the killings in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butare Butare].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BBC-2012_2-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idelphonse_Nizeyimana#cite_note-BBC-2012-2 [2]]</sup> | |||
On November 27, 2000, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Tribunal_for_Rwanda International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda] (ICTR) issued an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indictment indictment] against Nizeyimana, charging him with "[[genocide]], or in the alternative complicity in genocide, direct and public incitement to commit genocide, and [[crimes against humanity]]." Specifically, the indictment alleged that during the genocide, Nizeyimana had "instigated, encouraged, facilitated, or acquiesced to [...], the [[Interahamwe]] committing killings, kidnappings and the destruction of property."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idelphonse_Nizeyimana#cite_note-3 [3]]</sup> He was described as "one of [the] highest targets" of the ICTR.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BBC-2009_4-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idelphonse_Nizeyimana#cite_note-BBC-2009-4 [4]]</sup> | |||
According to the African Rights organisation he is a key member of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Genocide genocidical] [[Hutu Power]] [[FDLR]] militia. On October 6, 2009, Nizeyimana was arrested in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda Ugandan] capital [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampala Kampala], apparently traveling from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya Kenya] on false documents.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BBC-2009_4-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idelphonse_Nizeyimana#cite_note-BBC-2009-4 [4]]</sup> The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States] government had previously offered a reward of up to US$5 million for information leading to his arrest or conviction.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idelphonse_Nizeyimana#cite_note-5 [5]]</sup> On June 19, 2012, the ICTR convicted Nizeyimana of ordering the killing of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalie_Gicanda Queen Gicanda], as well as other murders, and sentenced him to life imprisonment reduced to 30 years on appeal. | |||
According to the African Rights organisation he is a key member of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Genocide genocidical] [ | |||
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Idelphonse Nizeyimana (October 5, 1963) is a Rwandan soldier who is alleged to have participated in the Rwandan Genocide.
Biography edit
An ethnic Hutu, Nizeyimana was born in Gisenyi prefecture in 1963, in the same commune as President Juvénal Habyarimana. In 1994, he held the rank of captain in the Rwandan Armed Forces, and was the second-in-command, after Tharcisse Muvunyi, of the École des sous-officiers (ESO). He was convicted of ordering the execution of Queen Dowager Rosalie Gicanda at the beginning of the killings in Butare.[2]
On November 27, 2000, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) issued an indictment against Nizeyimana, charging him with "genocide, or in the alternative complicity in genocide, direct and public incitement to commit genocide, and crimes against humanity." Specifically, the indictment alleged that during the genocide, Nizeyimana had "instigated, encouraged, facilitated, or acquiesced to [...], the Interahamwe committing killings, kidnappings and the destruction of property."[3] He was described as "one of [the] highest targets" of the ICTR.[4]
According to the African Rights organisation he is a key member of the genocidical Hutu Power FDLR militia. On October 6, 2009, Nizeyimana was arrested in the Ugandan capital Kampala, apparently traveling from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Kenya on false documents.[4] The United States government had previously offered a reward of up to US$5 million for information leading to his arrest or conviction.[5] On June 19, 2012, the ICTR convicted Nizeyimana of ordering the killing of Queen Gicanda, as well as other murders, and sentenced him to life imprisonment reduced to 30 years on appeal.