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Former Rwandan Defense Minister, General Marcel Gatsinzi, has passed on in Belgium where he had gone for treatment.
Who was General Gatsinzi who was born?
This long-term soldier also served in the army of General Habyarimana’s regime and participated in the Arusha peace negotiations.
He had been retired since 2013 when he died.
General Marcel Gatsinzi, who was 75 years old, was born in the city of Kigali in 1948.
His military career began in 1968 when he finished high school at St. Andrew’s School in Nyamirambo.
He attended the Belgian Military Academy between 1974 and 1976.
He continued his life in the army of General Habyarimana’s regime before he was killed in 1994.
Between 1990 and 1994, General Gatsinzi served as an observer between Habyarimana’s forces and those of the RPF.
Since the RPF took power in Rwanda, General Gatsinzi has appeared in important positions of power both in the military and in politics.
In 1995, General Gatsinzi became the deputy commander of the army of the new government that had been established in Rwan
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</noinclude> is a Rwandan soldier and politician, who is the current Minister of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs. Gatsinzi also served as Rwanda's Minister of Defence from 2002 to 2010. Minister of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs from 2010 to 2013 .[1]
An ethnic Rwanda from Butare, Gatsinzi is a former member of the Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR), which was the national army prior to the conquest of Rwanda by the RPF following the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. At the time of the disbanding of FAR his rank was Colonel.
During the genocide, from April 7 to April 17, 1994 he served as Chief of Staff of FAR.[2]
Gatsinzi was appointed Minister of Defence on 15 November 2002, following the removal of Emmanuel Habyarimana. He currently holds the rank of General in the Rwandan Defence Forces. General Gatsinzi Marcel was born on January 9, 1948 in Nyarugenge District of Kigali City, the capital of the Republic of Rwanda. He started his formal education at college Saint Andre Nya
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Marcel Gatsinzi
Rwandan soldier and politician (1948–2023)
Marcel Gatsinzi | |
|---|---|
| In office 15 November 2002 – 10 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Emmanuel Habyarimana |
| Succeeded by | James Kabarebe |
| Born | (1948-01-09)9 January 1948 Kigali, Ruanda-Urundi |
| Died | 7 March 2023(2023-03-07) (aged 75) Brussels, Belgium |
Marcel Gatsinzi (mar-SEL gaht-SIN-zee; 9 January 1948 – 7 March 2023) was a Rwandan soldier and politician, who was Minister of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs from 2010 to 2013. Gatsinzi also served as Rwanda's Minister of Defence from 2002 to 2010.[1] An ethnic Hutu[2] from Butare, Gatsinzi was a member of the Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR), which was the national army prior to the takeover of Rwanda by the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Biography
Gatsinzi was born in Kigali on 9 January 1948.[3] He started his formal education at Collège Saint-André in Nyamirambo, Kigali, where he graduated with a diploma in 1968. His military career began at the Kigali Milit
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