Augustin Bizimungu (born 28 August 1952) is a Rwandan convicted war criminal and former general of the Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR). On 16 April 1994, at the start of the genocide against the Tutsi , he was appointed chief of staff of the army and promoted to the rank of major general. In 2011, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in the Rwandan genocide.
6-542: Bizimungu is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Augustin Bizimungu (b. 1952), convicted war criminal and former general of the Rwandan Armed Forces, currently serving 30 years in prison for genocide and crimes against humanity Pasteur Bizimungu (b. 1950), president of Rwanda from 1994 to 2000 [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
12-616: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Augustin Bizimungu Bizimungu was born in Byumba préfecture, Mukarange Commune, Mugina Secteur, Nyange Cellule, Rwanda . An ethnic Hutu , Bizimungu held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the FAR on 6 April 1994. Some days later, in the wake of Déogratias Nsabimana 's death alongside Juvénal Habyarimana , Bizimungu was promoted to major general and appointed as chief of staff of
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24-609: The Reconnaissance Battalion of the Rwandan Army). Bizimungu was sentenced to thirty years in prison for his part in the genocide on 17 May 2011. Bizimungu is portrayed by Fana Mokoena in the 2004 movie Hotel Rwanda . This Rwandan biography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This biographical article related to crime is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This biographical article related to an African military person
30-652: The Rwandan Army of the FAR, replacing Marcel Gatsinzi . Upon fleeing the country following the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) victory, he reportedly declared that "The RPF will rule over a desert." On 12 April 2002, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) issued an arrest warrant for Bizimungu, who was apparently working with the Angolan rebel movement UNITA . In August 2002, he
36-633: Was arrested by the Angolan government and taken to the U.N. War Crimes Tribunal in Tanzania . The trial adjourned until September 2008, whereupon Bizimungu was tried along with fellow FAR officers Augustin Ndindiliyimana (Chief of Staff of the National Gendarmerie), François-Xavier Nzuwonemeye (Commander of the Reconnaissance Battalion of the Rwandan Army) and Innocent Sagahutu (Second-in-Command of
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