Protais Zigiranyirazo | |
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Born | Giciye commune Rwanda-Urundi | 2 February 1938
Nationality | Rwanda |
Other names | Mr Z |
Alma mater | Université du Québec à Montréal |
Occupation | Politician |
Relatives | Agathe Habyarimana (sister) |
Protais Zigiranyirazo (born 2 February 1938) commonly known as Monsieur Zed ("Mr. Z"), is a Rwandan businessman and politician and was governor of the Ruhengeri prefecture in northwestern Rwanda from 1974 to 1989. Zigiranyirazo was a member of the Akazu, an elite circle of relatives and friends of former President Juvénal Habyarimana who pushed the Hutu Power ideology.[1]
Accused of war crimes during the Rwandan genocide of 1994, he was ultimately acquitted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, after spending six years in prison.