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Paris names a popular neighborhood after a Genocide victim from Bisesero
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A view of 18th Arrondissement of Paris. A place from this part of the capital city was dedicated to the Memory of Birara Aminadabu and the Genocide victims at large
A
view of 18th Arrondissement of Paris. A place from this part of the capital
city was dedicated to the Memory of Birara Aminadabu and the Genocide victims
at large
Ibuka
– France, the Umbrella of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi’s associations has
saluted the gesture of Paris administration of endorsing a decision to name a
place from ’18th arrondissement’ after Aminadabu Birara, “a hero” of resistance
on Bisesero hill”.
Paris
council made this decision to pay Birara tribute “for having organised
resistance [against killers] during the 1994 Genocide committed against Tutsi
in Rwanda.” Birara who had survived massacres that targeted the Tutsi in 1959,
1962, 1963 and in 1973 is said to have equally resisted attacks of Interahamwe
militia in Bisesero massifs.
For
more than one month, Birara, thanks to his fighting strategy, he managed to
work with the fellow Basesero to repulse killers who were trained, equipped and
backed by local leaders of the area. The Basesero were resistant until the
intervention of then Prefet of Kibuye Clement Kayishema and his men who would
massacre all the Tutsi in Bisesero including Birara who was killed by grenade,
June 25, 1994 at age of 68.
The wide view of Bisesero including a genocide memorial today
The
wide view of Bisesero including a genocide memorial today in Bisesero, 50,000
Tutsi were massacred during the Genocide, and Ibuka France says, less than 1000
Tutsi survived the massacre. However, French contingents who were on “peace
keeping” mission in Rwanda were constantly accused of having abandoned the
Basesero into the hands of killers.
“With
this decision, Paris has once again registered in the public place of the
capital city, the memory of the victims of 1994 Genocide committed against
Tutsi,” writes Ibuka France.
Previously,
Ibuka said, Paris erected another monument at the 20th arrondissement to pay
tribute to the Genocide victims and also dedicated another garden of 13th
arrondissement to the memory of the victims. “Paris Hall has confirmed the
resolve to preserve the memory,” further writes Ibuka.
Ibuka France said they are very thankful to the mayor of 18th arrondissement of Paris, and the city mayor Anne Hidalgo for such deeds. “On this day, nine municipalities have erected a monument in honour of the 1994 Genocide victims,” Ibuka said in their press release, November 19. “The capital city is thus the first to name a place or a street after a victim of this Genocide,” the release adds while calling upon other cities to borrow the leaf.
Source:
www.ktpress.rw