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{{Short description|Rwandan politician}}
[[Image:AugustinBizimana.jpg|thumb|right|Augustin Bizimana]]
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'''Augustin Bizimana''' (born 1954) is a [[Rwanda]]n politician. He is chiefly known for his alleged role in the [[Rwandan Genocide]].
|image =
|birth_date = {{circa}} {{birth year|1954}}
|birth_place = [[Byumba Province]], [[Rwanda-Burundi]]
|death_date = {{death year and age|2000|1954|8}}
|death_place = [[Pointe-Noire]], [[Republic of the Congo]]
|body_discovered = May 2020
|criminal_charge = {{Bulleted list |1 count of [[genocide]]|1 count of [[complicity in genocide]]|6 counts of [[crimes against humanity]] (1 for [[Genocide|extermination]], 1 for [[murder]], 1 for [[rape]], 1 for [[torture]], 1 for other inhumane acts, and 1 for [[persecution]])|5 counts of Violations of Common Article 3 and [[Additional Protocol II]]}}
|conviction_status = Died before trial
|known_for = Alleged perpetrator in the Rwandan genocide
}}
'''Augustin Bizimana''' (1954 – August 2000, Byumba Province, Pointe-Noire)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/augustin-bizimana/ |title=Augustin Bizimana – TRIAL International |website=trialinternational.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707164634/https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/augustin-bizimana/ |archive-date=2016-07-07}} </ref> was a [[Rwanda]]n politician who was wanted for his alleged role in the [[Rwandan genocide]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.irmct.org/en/news/20-05-22-mechanism-prosecutor-serge-brammertz-confirms-death-fugitive-augustin-bizimana |title=Mechanism Prosecutor Serge Brammertz confirms the death of fugitive Augustin Bizimana &#124; United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals |access-date=2020-05-22 |archive-date=2020-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524165337/https://www.irmct.org/en/news/20-05-22-mechanism-prosecutor-serge-brammertz-confirms-death-fugitive-augustin-bizimana |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Born in Gituza commune, Byumba préfecture, Rwanda, of [[Hutu]] ethnicity, Bizimana held the position of Minister of Defence in the government of [[Juvénal Habyarimana]] formed on 18 July 1993.
Born in Gituza commune, [[Byumba Province]], Rwanda, of [[Hutu]] ethnicity, Bizimana held the position of Minister of Defence in the government of [[Juvénal Habyarimana]] formed on 18 July 1993.


After Habyarimana's death, Bizimana became the Minister of Defence in the interim government until mid-July 1994. Among his powers were control over the possession of weapons by the civilian population, and control over the [[Rwandan Armed Forces]] (FAR), the government's army.
After Habyarimana's assassination, Bizimana became the Minister of Defence in the interim government until mid-July 1994. Among his powers were control over the possession of weapons by the civilian population, and control over the [[Rwandan Armed Forces]] (FAR), the government's army.


Bizimana was charged with 13 counts of genocide, complicity in genocide, extermination, murder, rape, torture, other inhumane acts, persecution, cruel treatment and outrages upon personal dignity in connection with the Rwandan genocide.<ref>[https://www.irmct.org/en/cases/mict-13-39 DECEASED - BIZIMANA, AUGUSTIN (MICT-13-39)]</ref> Among other crimes, he was alleged to be responsible for the murders of Prime Minister [[Agathe Uwilingiyimana]], 10 Belgian [[United Nations]] peacekeepers, and Tutsi civilians. Bizimana was believed to be a fugitive until May 2020, when [[DNA test]]s showed that human remains from a grave site in [[Pointe-Noire]] in the [[Republic of the Congo]] belonged to Bizimana.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-52770595 |title=Augustin Bizimana: Remains of top Rwanda genocide suspect found |work=BBC News |date=22 May 2020 |accessdate=22 May 2020}}</ref> He was believed to have died in Pointe-Noire in August 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://unictr.unmict.org/sites/unictr.org/files/case-documents/ictr-98-44i/indictments/en/011121.pdf |title=Indictment against Bizimana |access-date=2017-12-08 |archive-date=2017-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205080335/http://unictr.unmict.org/sites/unictr.org/files/case-documents/ictr-98-44i/indictments/en/011121.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.irmct.org/en/news/20-05-22-mechanism-prosecutor-serge-brammertz-confirms-death-fugitive-augustin-bizimana |title=MECHANISM PROSECUTOR SERGE BRAMMERTZ CONFIRMS THE DEATH OF FUGITIVE AUGUSTIN BIZIMANA |access-date=2020-05-22 |archive-date=2020-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524165337/https://www.irmct.org/en/news/20-05-22-mechanism-prosecutor-serge-brammertz-confirms-death-fugitive-augustin-bizimana |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/985839/politique/genocide-au-rwanda-deces-daugustin-bizimana-lun-des-derniers-fugitifs-encore-recherches/|title = Génocide au Rwanda : Décès d'Augustin Bizimana, l'un des derniers fugitifs encore recherchés – Jeune Afrique|date = 22 May 2020}}</ref>
Unlike other members of the former regime, Bizimana has not yet been detained, though a warrant against him has been issued by the [[International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda]].

The Bizimana death constitutes a "great disappointment" for the survivors of the genocide, reacted Alain Gauthier, head of an association of victims of genocides in France.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200522-rwanda-genocide-suspect-bizimana-dead-un-tribunal|title = Rwanda genocide suspect Bizimana dead: UN tribunal|date = 22 May 2020}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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==References==
==References==
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* {{note|ictr-indictment}} [http://65.18.216.88/ENGLISH/cases/Bizimana/ Indictment against Bizimana], from the ICTR


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{{succession box | before = Dr James Gasana | title = [[Minister of Defence (Rwanda)]] | years = July 18, 1993 &ndash; July 18, 1994 | before = ??? | after = [[Paul Kagame]]}}
{{succession box | title = [[Minister of Defence (Rwanda)]] | years = July 18, 1993 &ndash; July 18, 1994 | before = James Gasana | after = [[Paul Kagame]]}}
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[[Image:Rwanda genocide wanted poster 2-20-03.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Wanted poster for Bizimana and others]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/pix/events/b/wc/12330.htm U.S. State Department press release about Bizimana]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20020810105008/http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/pix/events/b/wc/12330.htm U.S. State Department press release about Bizimana]
*[http://www.trial-ch.org/trialwatch/profiles/en/facts/p424.html Trial Watch: Augustin Bizimana]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071204152857/http://www.trial-ch.org/trialwatch/profiles/en/facts/p424.html Trial Watch: Augustin Bizimana]

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Latest revision as of 13:02, 16 September 2023

Augustin Bizimana
Bornc. 1954 (1954)
Byumba Province, Rwanda-Burundi
DiedAugust 2000 (aged 45–46)
Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo
Body discoveredMay 2020
Known forAlleged perpetrator in the Rwandan genocide
Criminal statusDied before trial
Criminal charge

Augustin Bizimana (1954 – August 2000, Byumba Province, Pointe-Noire)[1] was a Rwandan politician who was wanted for his alleged role in the Rwandan genocide.[2]

Born in Gituza commune, Byumba Province, Rwanda, of Hutu ethnicity, Bizimana held the position of Minister of Defence in the government of Juvénal Habyarimana formed on 18 July 1993.

After Habyarimana's assassination, Bizimana became the Minister of Defence in the interim government until mid-July 1994. Among his powers were control over the possession of weapons by the civilian population, and control over the Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR), the government's army.

Bizimana was charged with 13 counts of genocide, complicity in genocide, extermination, murder, rape, torture, other inhumane acts, persecution, cruel treatment and outrages upon personal dignity in connection with the Rwandan genocide.[3] Among other crimes, he was alleged to be responsible for the murders of Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana, 10 Belgian United Nations peacekeepers, and Tutsi civilians. Bizimana was believed to be a fugitive until May 2020, when DNA tests showed that human remains from a grave site in Pointe-Noire in the Republic of the Congo belonged to Bizimana.[4] He was believed to have died in Pointe-Noire in August 2000.[5][6][7]

The Bizimana death constitutes a "great disappointment" for the survivors of the genocide, reacted Alain Gauthier, head of an association of victims of genocides in France.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Augustin Bizimana – TRIAL International". trialinternational.org. Archived from the original on 2016-07-07.
  2. ^ "Mechanism Prosecutor Serge Brammertz confirms the death of fugitive Augustin Bizimana | United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals". Archived from the original on 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  3. ^ DECEASED - BIZIMANA, AUGUSTIN (MICT-13-39)
  4. ^ "Augustin Bizimana: Remains of top Rwanda genocide suspect found". BBC News. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Indictment against Bizimana" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-05. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  6. ^ "MECHANISM PROSECUTOR SERGE BRAMMERTZ CONFIRMS THE DEATH OF FUGITIVE AUGUSTIN BIZIMANA". Archived from the original on 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  7. ^ "Génocide au Rwanda : Décès d'Augustin Bizimana, l'un des derniers fugitifs encore recherchés – Jeune Afrique". 22 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Rwanda genocide suspect Bizimana dead: UN tribunal". 22 May 2020.
Preceded by
James Gasana
 Minister of Defence (Rwanda)
July 18, 1993 – July 18, 1994 		Succeeded by
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