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Marcel Gatsinzi | |
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| Minister of Defence (Rwanda) | |
| In office 15 November 2002 – 10 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Emmanuel Habyarimana |
| Succeeded by | James Kabarebe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 January 1948 Kigali, Ruanda-Urundi |
| Died | 7 March 2023 (aged 75) Brussels, Belgium |
Marcel Gatsinzi (/mɑːrˈsɛl ɡɑːtˈsɪnzi/ 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.
- ^ Ministry of Defence (MOD), Republic of Rwanda. "The Minister". Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ The Limits of Humanitarian Intervention: Genocide in Rwanda. Brookings Institution Press. 13 May 2004. ISBN 0815798776.