Augustin Bizimungu | |
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Born | Byumba préfecture, Mukaranje Commune, Mugina Secteur, Nyange Cellule, Rwanda | 28 August 1952
Allegiance | Rwanda |
Service | Rwandan Army |
Rank | Major general |
Commands | Chief of Staff of the Rwandan Army[1] |
Known for | Key perpetrator of the Rwandan genocide |
Battles / wars | Rwanda Civil War |
War criminal information | |
Criminal status | Incarcerated |
Conviction(s) |
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Criminal penalty | 30 years in prison |
Date apprehended | August 2002 |
Augustin Bizimungu (born 28 August 1952) is a Rwandan convicted war criminal and former general of the Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR). On 16 April 1994, at the start of the genocide against the Tutsi, he was appointed chief of staff of the army and promoted to the rank of major general.[1][2] In 2011, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in the Rwandan genocide.