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[[File:Rwanda_genocide_wanted_poster_2-20-03.jpg|thumb|300px|The Rwandan Genocide wanted poster from left to right (top row): [[Felicien Kabuga]], [[Augustin Bizimana]], [[Jean-Baptiste Gatete]], [[Augustin Bizimungu]], [[Tharcisse Renzaho]]. (bottom row left to right): [[Idelphonse Hategekimana]], [[Augustin Ngirabatware]], Idelphonse Nizeyimana, [[Protais Mpiranya]], [[Callixte Nzabonimana]]]] | [[File:Rwanda_genocide_wanted_poster_2-20-03.jpg|thumb|300px|The Rwandan Genocide wanted poster from left to right (top row): [[Felicien Kabuga]], [[Augustin Bizimana]], [[Jean-Baptiste Gatete]], [[Augustin Bizimungu]], [[Tharcisse Renzaho]]. (bottom row left to right): [[Idelphonse Hategekimana]], [[Augustin Ngirabatware]], Idelphonse Nizeyimana, [[Protais Mpiranya]], [[Callixte Nzabonimana]]]] | ||
Idelphonse Nizeyimana is a Rwandan soldier who is alleged to have participated in the [[Rwandan Genocide]]. | |||
'''Idelphonse Nizeyimana''' is a Rwandan soldier who is alleged to have participated in the [[Rwandan Genocide]]. | |||
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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juv%C3%A9nal_Habyarimana 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> | 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juv%C3%A9nal_Habyarimana 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> |