Augustin Ndindiliyimana (born 1943) is a former Rwandan general. 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ...

Background

Ndindiliyimana was born in Nyaruhengeri commune, Butare prefecture, Rwanda. He joined the Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR) and, as of 1994, held the rank of Major General. On 2 September 1992 he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Gendarmerie nationale. ^[1] Butare is one of the twelve provinces of Rwanda. ... The Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR, from French Force armée rwandais) was the national army of Rwanda until 1994, when the Hutu-dominated government collapsed in the aftermath of the Rwandan Genocide and the invasion by Paul Kagames Rwandan Patriotic Front. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Role during the genocide

From late 1990 until April 1994, Ndindiliyimana is alleged to have conspired with other high-level FAR officers to plan the logistics of the Rwandan Genocide. In early April of 1994, he allegedly informed interahamwe leaders of a plan by UNAMIR force commander Roméo Dallaire to search for a cache of weapons, later used in the genocide. ^[2] The Rwandan Genocide (French: Génocide au Rwanda) was the massacre of an estimated 800,000 to 1,071,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus in Rwanda, mostly carried out by two extremist Hutu militia groups, the Interahamwe and the Impuzamugambi, during a period of about 100 days from April... The Interahamwe (Kinyarwanda meaning Those Who Stand Together or Those Who Fight Together) was the most important of the militias formed by the Hutu ethnic majority of Rwanda and, together with the smaller Impuzamugambi, was responsible for over 800,000 deaths in the Rwandan Genocide of 1994. ... The United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) was a relief mission instituted by the United Nations. ... Roméo Dallaire Lieutenant-General Roméo Alain Dallaire, OC, CMM, GOQ, MSC, CD, B.Sc, LL.D (University of Saskatchewan(Granting: 2007) (h. ...

Following the death of President Habyarimana, Ndindiliyimana was one of the senior FAR officers to serve on the Crisis Committee, along with Théoneste Bagosora and Tharcisse Renzaho. ^[3] This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Colonel Théoneste Bagosora (born August 16, 1941) is a Rwandan military officer. ...

Ndindiliyimana is mentioned frequently in Roméo Dallaire's chronicle of his time as UNAMIR force commander. Dallaire writes that he "had always found his [Ndindiliyimana's] loyalties an enigma" and initially assumed he represented a moderate voice in the crisis committee. ^[4] Roméo Dallaire Lieutenant-General Roméo Alain Dallaire, OC, CMM, GOQ, MSC, CD, B.Sc, LL.D (University of Saskatchewan(Granting: 2007) (h. ... The United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) was a relief mission instituted by the United Nations. ...

In his autobiography, Paul Rusesabagina says that Ndindiliyimana was more of a moderate who did not seem to entirely approve of the genocide. He also notes that Ndindiliyimana was responsible for dismantling a potentially disastrous roadblock in front of the Hôtel des Mille Collines.

Arrest and trial

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) issued an indictment against Ndindiliyimana and three other former FAR officers, charging them with genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide, and related crimes. Wanted poster for the ICTR The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) is a court under the auspices of the United Nations for the prosecution of offenses committed in Rwanda during the genocide which occurred there during April, 1994, commencing on April 6. ... Look up Genocide in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

On January 29, 2000 he was arrested in Belgium and handed over to the custody of the ICTR in Arusha, Tanzania. His trial is presently in progress. He is being defended by Canadian lawyer Christopher Black. ^[5] January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Arusha Clocktower Arusha with a view of Mount Meru Arusha is the capital of the Arusha Region, located in the north of Tanzania. ... Christopher Black is a corrupt lawyer and revolutionary political activist based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

References

• ↑  Indictment against Ndindiliyimana, from the ICTR
• ↑  Dallaire, Roméo A., 2003. Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda, Toronto: Random House Canada. ISBN 0-679-31171-8
• Rusesabagina, Paul, 2006. An Ordinary Man

Roméo Dallaire Lieutenant-General Roméo Alain Dallaire, OC, CMM, GOQ, MSC, CD, B.Sc, LL.D (University of Saskatchewan(Granting: 2007) (h. ... Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda (ISBN 0786715103 / 0786714875) is a 2003 book by Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire of the Canadian Armed Forces, with help from Major Brent Beardsley. ... Paul Rusesabagina Paul Rusesabagina (born June 15, 1954) is a Rwandan who has been internationally honoured for his actions during the Rwandan Genocide. ...

External links

• ICTR/Calendar - Eight trials set for March 2006
• General Ndindiliyimana demands that charges against him be dropped, Hirondelle News Agency, May 21, 2003