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==Villainy== | ==Villainy== | ||
*Infamously, during the [[First Congo War]], Kagame allowed troops of the Rwanda-backed [[Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of the Congo]] to [[murder]] Hutu civilians in retaliation for the Rwandan Genocide, with the "official" reason for doing so being to eradicate any [[Interahamwe]] fugitives; however, many of those targeted in these attacks were not Interahamwe members at all. | *Infamously, during the [[First Congo War]], Kagame allowed troops of the Rwanda-backed [[Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of the Congo]] to [[murder]] Hutu civilians in retaliation for the Rwandan Genocide, with the "official" reason for doing so being to eradicate any [[Interahamwe]] fugitives; however, many of those targeted in these attacks were not Interahamwe members at all. | ||
**Most notably, assaults on Hutu refugee camps (with the 1995 [[Kibeho Massacre]] probably being the best example) and the slaughter of Hutus fleeing the assaults were deemed an act of [[genocide]]. | **Most notably, assaults on Hutu refugee camps (with the 1995 [[Kibeho Massacre]] probably being the best example) and the slaughter of Hutus fleeing the assaults, which were committed with permission from Kagame, were deemed an act of [[Genocide|genocide]]. This could also be considered [[collective punishment]] of Hutus. | ||
**As part of the invasion, Kagame sponsored two controversial rebel wars in Zaire. The Rwandan- and Ugandan-backed rebels won the first war (1996–97), installing [[Laurent-Désiré Kabila]] as president in place of dictator [[Mobutu Sese Seko]] and renaming the country as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The second war was launched in 1998 against Kabila, and later his son [[Joseph Kabila|Joseph]], following the DRC government's expulsion of Rwandan and Ugandan military forces from the country. | **As part of the invasion, Kagame sponsored two controversial rebel wars in Zaire. The Rwandan- and Ugandan-backed rebels won the first war (1996–97), installing [[Laurent-Désiré Kabila]] as president in place of dictator [[Mobutu Sese Seko]] and renaming the country as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The second war was launched in 1998 against Kabila, and later his son [[Joseph Kabila|Joseph]], following the DRC government's expulsion of Rwandan and Ugandan military forces from the country. | ||
**Although Kagame's primary reason for the two wars in the Congo was Rwanda's security, he was alleged to gain economic benefit by exploiting the mineral wealth of the eastern Congo. The 2001 United Nations ''Report of the Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo'' alleged that Kagame, along with Ugandan President | **Although Kagame's primary reason for the two wars in the Congo was Rwanda's security, he was alleged to gain economic benefit by exploiting the mineral wealth of the eastern Congo. The 2001 United Nations ''Report of the Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo'' alleged that Kagame, along with Ugandan President Museveni, were "on the verge of becoming the godfathers of the illegal exploitation of natural resources and the continuation of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo". | ||
*Former Rwandan officials have alleged that President Kagame has ordered the [[murder]] and disappearance of political opponents. In a 2014 report titled "Repression Across Borders", Human Rights Watch documented at least 10 cases involving attacks or threats against critics outside Rwanda since the late 1990s. The organization asserts the victims were likely targeted due to criticisms of the Rwandan government, the RPF or President Paul Kagame. | *Former Rwandan officials have alleged that President Kagame has ordered the [[murder]] and disappearance of political opponents. In a 2014 report titled "Repression Across Borders", Human Rights Watch documented at least 10 cases involving attacks or threats against critics outside Rwanda since the late 1990s. The organization asserts the victims were likely targeted due to criticisms of the Rwandan government, the RPF or President Paul Kagame. | ||
**An eight-year investigation by the French government also concluded that Kagame had ordered the assassination of President Habyarimana | **An eight-year investigation by the French government also concluded that Kagame had ordered the assassination of President Habyarimana. This result was subsequently disputed, and the United Nations refrained from issuing a definitive finding. Mark Doyle noted in 2006 that the identities of the assassins "could turn out to be one of the great mysteries of the late 20th Century" | ||
*He has been accused of corruption and voter fraud. | *He has been accused of corruption and voter fraud. | ||
*He was allied with autocratic Tanzanian president [[John Magufuli]] until Magufuli's death in 2021. | *He was allied with autocratic Tanzanian president [[John Magufuli]] until Magufuli's death in 2021. | ||
*He has censored the media | *He has censored the media. Any government criticism is equated with genocide denial. | ||
*After his election, Kagame ordered the arrest and imprisonment of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasteur_Bizimungu Pasteur Bizimungu] on charges of treason | *After his election, Kagame ordered the arrest and imprisonment of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasteur_Bizimungu Pasteur Bizimungu] on false charges of treason. | ||
*He is alleged to have supported the [[National Congress for the Defence of the People]] (CNDP), | *He is alleged to have supported the [[National Congress for the Defence of the People]] (CNDP), a [[Terrorism|terrorist]] group that operated in the Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as the CNDP's successor organization, the [[March 23 Movement]]. | ||
*He is believed to have ordered the | *In recent years, illegal smuggling of minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo has become prominent in Rwanda, with Kagame himself allegedly having a hand in these activities, selling the minerals to countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Kenya, and China, among others. | ||
**After Rusesabagina’s arrest, numerous media sources in Rwanda have accused him of being a genocide denier despite his role in sheltering victims.<ref> | *He is believed to have ordered the abduction and unlawful arrest of Paul Rusesabagina in August 2020, accusing him of being involved with various terrorist organizations, including the [[FDLR]]. Rusesabagina's lawyers have stated that he had been threatened with [[torture]] and that his flight was diverted to Rwanda. | ||
**Ultimately, Rusesabagina was tried, and on September 20, 2021, he was convicted of terrorism charges and sentenced to 25 years | **Kagame and Rusesabagina had a public feud for a number of years due to Rusesabagina's criticism of Kagame's government; he has accused Kagame of placing Tutsi interests above the good of Rwanda and has also brought attention to the [[war crimes]] committed by the RPF during the [[Civil War|civil war]]. However, in 2014, Rusesabagina decided to publicly forgive Kagame for the sake of moving past the genocide. | ||
**After Rusesabagina’s arrest, numerous media sources in Rwanda have accused him of being a genocide denier despite his role in sheltering victims.<ref> https://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/uproar-rusesabagina-given-platform-negate-genocide-against-tutsi </ref> | |||
**Ultimately, Rusesabagina was tried, and on September 20, 2021, he was convicted of terrorism charges and sentenced to 25 years, in which he will be 92 when he gets out. | |||
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