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|goals = Eradicate all Tutsis in Rwanda (failed) | |goals = Eradicate all Tutsis in Rwanda (failed) | ||
|crimes = [[Genocide]]<br>[[Hate Speech|Hate speech]]<br>[[War crimes]] | |crimes = [[Genocide]]<br>[[Hate Speech|Hate speech]]<br>[[War crimes]] | ||
|hobby = Making hateful speeches about Tutsis}}'''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. | |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. | |||
==Biography== | ==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. | 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. |