Ingabire victoire biography definition

In 1994, I was in the Netherlands, studying business management and economy, when a genocide against the Tutsi took place in my home country, Rwanda.

In the space of 100 days, countless people were massacred in one of the worst episodes of ethnic cleansing in recent history.

I watched the reports of political upheaval, suffering and death coming from my beloved country in horror.

Despite being miles away, I felt compelled to do something, so I founded a political party called The United Democratic Forces of Rwanda (FDU-Inkingi).

After years of political activism in the Netherlands, in January 2010, I returned to Rwanda intending to take on a much more hands-on role in the country’s politics.

I intended to register FDU-Inkingi and run in the upcoming presidential election against incumbent Paul Kagame.

I said goodbye to my husband and three children at the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol for what I thought was going to be a very short sep