Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Rwandan 'genocide hero' dies
From https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cwlw3xz0zdet/rwanda
Rwandan 'genocide hero' dies
The herbalist hid civilians from militiamen
Will Ross
Africa editor, BBC World Service
Posted at 10:22 18 Dec
A Rwandan woman who saved the lives of more than 100 people during the 1994 genocide has died.
Zura Karuhimbi was reported to be 93, although some suggest she was more than 100 years old.
Her husband and several of her children were killed during the genocide but she deployed unusual methods to protect the sheltering civilians, most of whom were ethnic Tutsis, from Interahamwe militiamen.
An estimated 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed during 100 days of bloodshed in 1994.
...
The herbalist hid civilians from militiamen
Will Ross
Africa editor, BBC World Service
Posted at 10:22 18 Dec
A Rwandan woman who saved the lives of more than 100 people during the 1994 genocide has died.
Zura Karuhimbi was reported to be 93, although some suggest she was more than 100 years old.
Her husband and several of her children were killed during the genocide but she deployed unusual methods to protect the sheltering civilians, most of whom were ethnic Tutsis, from Interahamwe militiamen.
An estimated 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed during 100 days of bloodshed in 1994.
...
More at link.
*************************************************************************************
Link to tweet
Link to tweet
More at https://mobile.twitter.com/JPBucyensenge
2 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
