Roméo Dallaire

GPTKB entity

Properties (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf person
gptkbp:advocacy human rights
mental health awareness
child soldiers
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Canada
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_Canada
gptkb:UNESCO's_International_Literacy_Prize
gptkbp:birthPlace Denekamp,_Netherlands
gptkbp:born June 25, 1946
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:United_Nations_Assistance_Mission_for_Rwanda
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_College_of_Canada
gptkb:University_of_Alberta
gptkbp:famousQuote “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
“It is not enough to be compassionate. You must act.”
“I have seen the worst of humanity, and I have seen the best.”
“We have to be the change we want to see in the world.”
“We must not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes.”
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Roméo Dallaire
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Jean_Vanier
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Mother_Teresa
gptkb:Mahatma_Gandhi
gptkb:Nelson_Mandela
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Rwandan_Genocide
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Canadian_Armed_Forces
Lieutenant-General
gptkbp:nationality Canadian
gptkbp:notableWork They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children
Waiting for First Light
gptkbp:occupation military officer
politician
author
gptkbp:residence Montreal,_Quebec,_Canada
gptkbp:serviceYears 1964–2000
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Aline_Dallaire
gptkbp:website romeodallaire.com
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Shake_Hands_with_the_Devil:_The_Failure_of_Humanity_in_Rwanda