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'''Léon Mugesera''' (born 1952) is a convicted ''genocidaire'' from Rwanda who took residence in Quebec, Canada. He was deported from Canada for an inflammatory anti-Tutsi speech which his critics allege was a precursor to the 1994 [[Rwandan Genocide]] and in 2016 sentenced to life in prison.

'''Léon Mugesera''' (born 1952) is a convicted ''genocidaire'' from Rwanda who took residence in Quebec, Canada. He was deported from Canada for an inflammatory anti-Tutsi speech which his critics allege was a precursor to the 1994 [[Rwandan Genocide]] and in 2016 sentenced to life in prison. He did not participate in the Rwandan genocide because he fled the country after his angry speech in November 1992 to Canada, but his speech is considered one of the triggers.

==Biography==

An ethnic Hutu, Mugesera has been a member of the ruling [[MRND]] party (lead by President [[Juvénal Habyarimana]]), which had close ties to the military. He was MRND Vice-Chairman for Gisenyi prefecture.

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 |crimes = [[Genocide]]<br>[[Hate Speech|Hate speech]]<br>[[War crimes]]
 |hobby = Making hateful speeches about Tutsis}}{{Quote|Do not be afraid, know that anyone whose neck you do not cut is the one who will cut your neck.|Léon Mugesera}}
-'''Léon Mugesera''' (born 1952) is a convicted ''genocidaire'' from Rwanda who took residence in Quebec, Canada. He was deported from Canada for an inflammatory anti-Tutsi speech which his critics allege was a precursor to the 1994 [[Rwandan Genocide]] and in 2016 sentenced to life in prison.
+'''Léon Mugesera''' (born 1952) is a convicted ''genocidaire'' from Rwanda who took residence in Quebec, Canada. He was deported from Canada for an inflammatory anti-Tutsi speech which his critics allege was a precursor to the 1994 [[Rwandan Genocide]] and in 2016 sentenced to life in prison. He did not participate in the Rwandan genocide because he fled the country after his angry speech in November 1992 to Canada, but his speech is considered one of the triggers.
 ==Biography==
 An ethnic Hutu, Mugesera has been a member of the ruling [[MRND]] party (lead by President [[Juvénal Habyarimana]]), which had close ties to the military. He was MRND Vice-Chairman for Gisenyi prefecture.