Ignace Murwanashyaka

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Ignace Murwanashyaka was a Rwandan rebel leader and politician best known for heading the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), a Hutu militia active in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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instanceOf human
politician
rebel leader
activeYears 1990s–2010s
alsoKnownFor role in FDLR activities in the Kivu provinces
arrestedIn Germany
associatedWith Rwandan genocide aftermath
causeOfDeath illness
chargedBy German federal prosecutors
chargedWith crimes against humanity
war crimes
citizenship Germany
Rwanda
conflict Kivu conflict
Second Congo War
convictedOf crimes against humanity
war crimes
convictionCountry Germany
countryOfBirth Rwanda
countryOfDeath Germany
dateOfArrest 2009-11-17
dateOfBirth 1963-05-14
dateOfConviction 2015-09-28
dateOfDeath 2019-04-16
detainedAt Mannheim Prison
ethnicGroup Hutu
familyName Murwanashyaka
givenName Ignace
ideology Hutu Power
languageSpoken French
German
Kinyarwanda
legalBasis German Code of Crimes against International Law
memberOf Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
movement Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
name Ignace Murwanashyaka
nationality Rwandan
notableEvent first trial in Germany for international crimes committed abroad by a foreign rebel leader
notableFor leadership of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
operatedIn Democratic Republic of the Congo
eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
placeOfBirth Butare
placeOfDeath Mannheim
positionHeld political leader of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
president of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
residence Germany
sentence 13 years imprisonment

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