Byumba is a city in northern Rwanda , and is the capital of Gicumbi district and the Northern Province ... da Byumba de Byumba es Byumba fr Byumba ko hr Byumba mrj lt Bjumba nl Byumba stad ja pl Byumba pt Byumba ro Byumba zh ... more details
Image Rwanda Byumba.PNG thumb right Map showing the former Byumba Province in Rwanda Byumba Province was one of the 12 former provinces of Rwanda provinces intara of Rwanda and was situated in the north of the country, sharing a border with Uganda . It had an area of some convert 1,796 km2 abbr in and its population was estimated at 782,427 2002 figures prior to its dissolution in January 2006. External links http www.rwandagateway.org article.php3?id article 467&var recherche Byumba province Rwandagateway.org Rwanda geo stub Coord 1.5863 30.0627 type adm1st display title Category Former provinces of Rwanda Category States and territories disestablished in 2006 fr Province de Byumba ja pt Byumba prov ncia ... more details
The Roman Catholic Church Roman Catholic Diocese of Byumba lang la Dioecesis Byumbanus is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Rwanda . It was erected on November 5, 1981 by Pope John Paul II . The diocese is a Suffragan bishop suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kigali . The current Bishop Catholic Church Bishop of Byumba is Excellency His Excellency Servilien Nzakamwita , having been appointed by Pope John Paul II on January 2, 1997. List of bishops of Byumba Joseph Ruzindana 1981 1994 Servilien Nzakamwita 1996 present External links http www.catholic hierarchy.org diocese dbyum.html Catholic Hierarchy http www.gcatholic.com dioceses diocese byum0.htm Giga Catholic Information coord missing Rwanda Category Religious organizations established in 1981 Category Roman Catholic dioceses in Rwanda Butare Category Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Rwanda stub Africa RC diocese stub de Bistum Byumba fr Dioc se de Byumba it Diocesi di Byumba ... more details
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border 1 cellpadding 2 cellspacing 0 align right width 300 colspan 1 align center bgcolor ff9999 Gicumbi District Image GicumbiDist.png 300px Gicumbi district br Shown within Northern Province and Rwanda Gicumbi is a district akarere in Northern Province, Rwanda Northern Province , Rwanda . Its capital is Byumba , which is also the provincial capital. Geography The district lies due north of Kigali , straddling the major road from Kigali to Kampala . It is a hilly district. Sectors Gicumbi district is divided into 21 Sector Rwanda sectors imirenge Bukure, Bwisige, Byumba, Cyumba, Giti, Kaniga, Manyagiro, Miyove, Kageyo, Mukarange, Muko, Mutete, Nyamiyaga, Nyankenke II, Rubaya, Rukomo, Rushaki, Rutare, Ruvune, Rwamiko and Shangasha.. References statoids id yrw title Districts of Rwanda http www.minaloc.gov.rw events Inzego.doc Inzego.doc &mdash Province, District and Sector information from MINALOC , the Rwanda ministry of local government. Rwanda geo stub Districts of Rwanda coord 1 37 S 30 07 E display title region RW type adm2nd source GNS enwiki Category Districts of Rwanda it Distretto di Gicumbi mrj pt Gicumbi distrito ... more details
Until January 2006, Umutara Province was one of the 12 provinces of Rwanda provinces intara of Rwanda . However, due to local government reorganization, this area is now part of the new larger Eastern Province, Rwanda Eastern Province . The old province was situated in the north east of the country, bordering Uganda to the east and Tanzania to the north. Within Rwanda it borders Kibungo to the south and Byumba to the west. The province was made up of districts and 81 Sectors, with its capital at Nyagatare . Umutara had an area of 4,250 square kilometers, most of which is grasslands . The population in 2005 was 421,600. See also Umutara Polytechnic External links http www.rwandagateway.org article.php3?id article 161 rwandagateway.org coord missing Rwanda Category Former provinces of Rwanda Category States and territories disestablished in 2006 Rwanda geo stub fr Umutara ja ... more details
comprises most of the former provinces of Ruhengeri Province Ruhengeri and Byumba Province Byumba , along ... , Gakenke , Musanze , and Rulindo . The capital city of Northern Province is Byumba . Notes and references ... more details
The Roman Catholic Church Roman Catholic Metropolitan bishop Metropolitan Diocese Archdiocese of Kigali lang la Archidioecesis Kigaliensis is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Rwanda . It was erected from the Diocese of Kabgayi Archdiocese of Kabgayi by Pope Paul VI on April 10, 1976, with the Suffragan bishop suffragan sees of Roman Catholic Diocese of Butare Butare , Roman Catholic Diocese of Byumba Byumba , Roman Catholic Diocese of Cyangugu Cyangugu , Roman Catholic Diocese of Gikongoro Gikongoro , Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabgayi Kabgayi , Roman Catholic Diocese of Kibungo Kibungo , Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyundo Nyundo , Roman Catholic Diocese of Ruhengeri Ruhengeri . It is the only archdiocese within Rwanda. The current Archbishop of Kigali is Excellency His Excellency Thadd e Ntihinyurwa . The Mother Church motherchurch of the archdiocese and thus seat of its archbishop is Cathedral of St. Michael St. Michael s Cathedral . The Archdiocese of Kigali is implicated as a key member enabling the slaughter of the Tutsi in Rwanda s 1994 genocide. The Vatican has not yet apologized for the churches close association with the Hutu extremist government that carried out the genocide. In the aftermath of the seizure of power by the largely Tutsi Rwandan Patriotic Front, the Catholic Church in Rwanda has sought to appease the new regime by appointing Tutsi to key posts. List of archbishops of Kigali Vincent Nsengiyumva 1976 &ndash 1994 Thadd e Ntihinyurwa 1996 &ndash present External links http www.catholic hierarchy.org diocese dkiga.html Catholic Hierarchy http www.gcatholic.com dioceses diocese kiga0.htm Giga Catholic Information See also Roman Catholicism in Rwanda List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Rwanda coord missing Rwanda Church Politics and the Genocide in Rwanda. Timothy Longman. Journal of Religion in Africa, Vol. 31, Fasc. 2, Religion and War in the 1990s May, 2001 , pp. 163 186 doi 10.2307 1581515 DEFAULTSORT Kig ... more details
Image Rw map.png frame right 250px Map of Rwanda This is a list of cities in Rwanda Butare Byumba Cyangugu, Rwanda Cyangugu Gisenyi Gitarama, Rwanda Gitarama Kibeho Kibungo Municipality Kibungo Kibuye Kigali Nyanza, Rwanda Nyanza Ruhengeri Rwamagana Gikongoro Gasarenda Africa in topic List of cities in Rwanda topics Category Lists of cities by country Rwanda, List of cities in Category Populated places in Rwanda Category Lists of cities in Africa Rwanda Category Rwanda related lists Cities rwanda geo stub bjn Daptar kuta di Rwanda cs Seznam m st v Rwand de Liste der St dte in Ruanda es Anexo Localidades de Ruanda eo Listo de urboj de Ruando fr Villes du Rwanda id Daftar kota di Rwanda sw Orodha ya miji ya Rwanda mrj ja nds St der in Ruanda pt Anexo Lista de cidades em Ruanda ru sh Popis gradova u Ruandi fi Luettelo Ruandan kaupungeista zh ... more details
main ISO 3166 2 ISO 3166 2 RW is the entry for Rwanda in ISO 3166 2 , part of the ISO 3166 standardization standard published by the International Organization for Standardization ISO , which defines code s for the names of the principal country subdivision subdivision s e.g., province s or state administrative division state s of all country countries coded in ISO 3166 1 . Currently for Rwanda, ISO 3166 2 codes are defined for provinces of Rwanda 1 town council and 4 provinces . The town council Kigali is the capital of the country and has special status equal to the provinces. Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is tt RW tt , the ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code of Rwanda. The second part is two digits 01 town council 02&ndash 05 provinces Current codes Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166 2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency ISO 3166 MA . Click on the button in the header to sort each column. class wikitable sortable Code Subdivision name Subdivision category tt RW 01 tt Ville de Kigali town council tt RW 02 tt Est Province Rwanda Est province tt RW 03 tt Nord Province Rwanda Nord province tt RW 04 tt Ouest Province Rwanda Ouest province tt RW 05 tt Sud Province Rwanda Sud province Changes The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166 MA since the first publication of ISO 3166 2 in 1998 class wikitable Newsletter Date issued Description of change in newsletter Code Subdivision change id I 8 http www.iso.org iso iso 3166 2 newsletter i 8 en.pdf nowrap Newsletter I 8 nowrap 2007 04 17 Modification of the administrative structure style white space nowrap Subdivision layout br provinces of Rwanda Previous provinces 12 prefectures see below br 1 town council, 4 provinces Codes before Newsletter I 8 class wikitable sortable Code Subdivision name tt RW C tt Butare Province Butare tt RW I tt Byumba Province Byumba tt RW E tt Cyangugu Province Cyangugu tt RW D tt Gikongoro Prov ... more details
Image AugustinBizimana.jpg thumb right Augustin Bizimana Augustin Bizimana born 1954 is a Rwanda n politician. He is chiefly known for his alleged role in the Rwandan Genocide . Born in Gituza commune, Byumba Province , Rwanda, of Hutu ethnicity, Bizimana held the position of Minister of Defence in the government of Juv nal 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. 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 . See also Augustin Bizimungu References note ictr indictment http 65.18.216.88 ENGLISH cases Bizimana Indictment against Bizimana , from the ICTR s start succession box before Dr James Gasana title Minister of Defence Rwanda years July 18, 1993 &ndash July 18, 1994 before ??? after Paul Kagame s end Image Rwanda genocide wanted poster 2 20 03.jpg thumb right 250px Wanted poster for Bizimana and others External links 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 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Bizimana, Augustin ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1954 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Bizimana, Augustin Category 1954 births Category Living people Category People from Northern Province, Rwanda Category People indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Category Government ministers of Rwanda Rwanda politician stub ... more details
border 1 cellpadding 2 cellspacing 0 align right width 300 colspan 1 align center bgcolor ff9999 Burera District Image BureraDist.png 300px Burera district br Shown within Northern Province and Rwanda Burera is a district akarere in Northern Province, Rwanda Northern Province , Rwanda . Its capital is Cyeru . Geography and tourism The district lies in the northern part of Rwanda, adjacent to the Uganda n border, and between the cities of Ruhengeri and Byumba . It is home to Lakes Lake Burera Burera and Lake Ruhondo Ruhondo , and the Virunga Lodge hotel, which lies between them, commanding views of the lakes and the nearby Virunga mountains, making it one of Rwanda s tourist spots. The district also contains the Cyanika border post, gateway to Kisoro and southwestern Uganda. Sectors Burera district is divided into 17 Sector Rwanda sectors imirenge Bungwe, Butaro, Cyanika, Cyeru, Gahunga, Gatebe, Gitovu, Kagogo, Kinoni, Kinyababa, Kivuye, Nemba, Rugarama, Rugendabari, Ruhunde, Rusarabuge and Rwerere. References statoids id yrw title Districts of Rwanda http www.minaloc.gov.rw events Inzego.doc Inzego.doc &mdash Province, District and Sector information from MINALOC , the Rwanda ministry of local government. http www.burera.gov.rw Official website of Burera District, Northern Province of Rwanda. Category Northern Province, Rwanda Category Districts of Rwanda Category Burera District Rwanda geo stub Districts of Rwanda Coord 1.4905 29.8104 type adm2nd display title es Distrito de Burera it Distretto di Burera rw Akarere ka Burera mrj pt Burera distrito ... more details
Orphan date July 2009 B atrice Nirere is a Rwanda n politician who was convicted of genocide for her involvement in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide . At the time of her conviction in 2009, she was a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda , the country s lower house of Parliament of Rwanda parliament . In 1993, Nirere was a deputy governor in charge of social affairs in the Byumba Prefecture. That year she fled from advancing troops of the Rwandan Patriotic Front FPR and moved to a suburb of Kigali . Witnesses stated that during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide Nirere was a member of the Interahamwe militia that organised the massacre of ethnic Tutsi s and moderate Hutu s and that Nirere s influence with the militia derived from her political position. Nirere admitted to having handed out uniforms and other supplies to Interahamwe members, but she denied being otherwise affiliated with them. She was also accused of setting up and overseeing a roadblock where Tutsis were detained before they were killed. In September 2008, Nirere was elected to the Chamber of Deputies as a member of the ruling FPR. As a member of parliament, she was charged with genocide and tried in a gacaca court in Giporoso , Gasabo District . On 2 March 2009, Nirere was found guilty of genocide and sentenced to life imprisonment . References http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi africa 7919475.stm Rwandan MP convicted of genocide , BBC News , 2009 03 02 http www.afrol.com articles 32567 MP sentenced to life for genocide , afrol News , 2009 03 02 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Nirere, Beatrice ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Nirere, Beatrice Category African women in war Category Rwandan people convicted of genocide Category Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Rwanda Category Rwandan prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment Category Rwandan women in politics Category Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda Catego ... more details
This is a list of university universities in Rwanda Post secondary institutions There are 20 institutions of higher education in Rwanda with 6 public and 14 private ref cite web url http www.rwandagateway.org education article.php3?id article 99 title Rwandan Development Gateway publisher Rwandagateway.org date 2005 10 21 accessdate 2010 06 19 ref Public Kigali Institute of Science and Technology est. 1998 by UNDP ref cite web url http www.kist.ac.rw title Kigali Institute of Science and Technology publisher Kist.ac.rw date 2009 07 16 accessdate 2010 06 19 ref Umutara Polytechnic 2004 National University of Rwanda 1963 Kigali Institute of Education Kigali Health Institute ref http www.khi.ac.rw Website of Kigali Health Institute ref Higher Agriculture and Veterinary Institute School of Finance and Banking Rwanda Rehabilitation Center Island Prison ref http video.nytimes.com video 2010 04 30 world 1247467728715 rwandas island prison.html Rwanda Prison Island ref Private Adventist University of Central Africa Kigali Independent University Kigali Lay Adventist University Gitwe Institute of Education Kibungo University of Agriculture, Technology and Education Kabgayi Catholic University Butare Protestant Theological College International College of Accountancy and Management Nyakibanda Major Seminary Byumba Polytechnic Institute Rwanda Pentecostal University Kigali Professional Institute Intraglobal Training Institute Rwanda Catholic University of Rwanda References reflist Africa topic List of universities in Category Universities in Rwanda Category Rwanda related lists Universities Category Lists of universities and colleges in Africa Rwanda de Liste der Universit ten in Ruanda ... more details
Image Rwanda genocide wanted poster 2 20 03.jpg thumb right 250px Wanted poster for Gatete and others Jean Baptiste Gatete born 1953 is a Rwanda n politician, accused of complicity in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide . Gatete was born in the commune of Murambi in the prefecture of Byumba, Rwanda. He was educated as an agricultural engineer, and served as mayor bourgmestre of Murambi from 1987 to 1993. An ethnic Hutu , he was a prominent member of the dominant MRND party. In 1993 he ceased his mayoral duties, but retained influence over the area. He is accused of planning and directly participating in genocide between 6 April and 30 April 1994, particularly in the parish of Kiziguro. He resided in a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee UNHCR camp in Loukolela, northern Republic of Congo from 1997 to at least 1999, where he lived under the alias Jean Nsengiyumva , and where he raised an apparently adopted boy. Gatete was arrested on 11 September 2002 in the Republic of Congo . Two days later, he was transferred to the headquarters of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha , Tanzania . Among the charges are genocide and crimes against humanity . On March 29th 2011, Gatete was sentenced to life in prison by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. ref http af.reuters.com articlePrint?articleId AFJOE72S0KK20110329 Associated Press Rwandan official guilty of genocide gets life ref References note ictr indictment http 65.18.216.88 ENGLISH cases Gatete Indictment against Gatete , from the ICTR reflist External links http www.trial ch.org en resources trial watch trial watch profile.html?tx jbtrial pi2 5Btab 5D facts&tx jbtrial pi2 5Bprofile 5D jean baptiste gatete 216&cHash 3363321fe0 Trial Watch Jean Baptiste Gatete http www.state.gov r pa prs ps 2002 13473.htm Arrest of Rwanda Tribunal Indictee Jean Baptiste Gatete , United States Department of State U.S. State Department press release Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gatete, J ... more details
Andr Kameya born 15 May 1946 in Southern Province, Rwanda then Prefecture Butare, Commune Kibayi to Augustin Rubwiriza and Nyirabahakwa Pascasie. br Upon finishing primary education at Mugombwa Primary School, he attended the Karubanda Catholic seminary and then continued to Nyakibanda Major Seminary for priesthood training. br While in his last year, working in Kabgayi in 1971 72 he was subject to discrimination that awoke his senses of justice and started to write article for the Catholic newspaper Kinyamateka. Discrimination against Tutsi was not uncommon. This brought him to the attention of the internal security services and he was ejected out of the Seminary under the orders of Kayibanda . This purge instituted by the government saw many Tutsi students ejected from many Catholic seminaries and some killed. Like many Tutsis, he took the road to exile in 1972 and returned to Rwanda in 1974. He subsequently worked for Kinyamateka until 1981 when he moved to the ORINFOR in La Releve French newspaper. Following training in law in 1984 he moved to the ministry of justice MINIJUST where he was the editor of the ministry journal. After few years in the Ministry of justice, he moved to the ministry of scientific research and culture until he resigned from public service to open his own newspaper RWANDA RUSHYA new Rwanda critical to the government of Habyarimana. He was among the 33 intellectuals who signed a petition to the then President for the introduction of democracy and multiparty. At the time when the government was fighting the RPF, he is credited to have traveled to Byumba in the RPF zone via Kampala and met the RPF leaders Kanywarengwe Alexis and Kagame Paul for interviews. Upon his return he published the first ever article inside Rwanda called U Rwanda mu rundi Rwanda inside Rwanda commenting on the objectives of the Rwandese Patriotic Front RPF and the legitimacy of their war and was subsequently jailed for it. The government has been so far calling RPF a ... more details
Charles Muhire is a Rwanda n air force officer who was Chief of Staff of the Air Force before being arrested in April 2010. Muhire was born in 1958 in Byumba , Rwanda. He studied at the Mulago Hospital Mulago Teaching Hospital in Uganda , graduating in 1979 with a higher diploma in Orthopedics and Traumatology. He joined the army and was commissioned in 1986. He attended the South African Air Force Command and Staff College, and subsequently took other air force training courses. Between 1990 and 1994 Muhire held various field commands. From 1995 to 1997 he was the Chief of Plans, Operations and Training at the Rwandan Patriotic Army Headquarters. He was later appointed Chief of Staff of the Rwandan Air Force. ref name bio cite web url http www.newtimes.co.rw print.php?issue 14231&print&article 28081 title New Military chiefs Profiles work The New Times Rwanda date 10 Apr 2010 accessdate 2010 08 13 ref In July 2007 he was awarded an Order of Honour medal for his bravery and resilience in the 1990 1994 Rwandan Civil War . ref cite web url http www.rwandagateway.org article.php3?id article 6288 title More heroes honoured work Rwanda Development Gateway date 5th July 2007 accessdate 2010 08 13 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref In April 2010 President Paul Kagame announced a shake up of the military command, and a few days later ordered the arrests of Muhire, accused of corruption, and of Major General Emmanuel Karenzi Karake who was accused of immoral conduct. ref cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk news 10358923 date 20 June 2010 title Division in Rwanda s military ranks author Martin Plaut work BBC News accessdate 2010 08 13 ref The arrests followed newspaper reports that the two men, reported to be popular and powerful figures in the military, had disagreements with Kagame. ref cite web url http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi africa 8632986.stm title Rwanda arrests two high ranking military officers date 20 April 2010 work BBC News accessdate 2010 08 13 ref They occurred ... more details
of Kibungo Province Kibungo and Umutara , most of Kigali Rural , and part of Byumba Province Byumba . It has seven districts Bugesera , Gatsibo , Kayonza District Kayonza , Ngoma District Ngoma ... more details
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