Joseph Kavaruganda

Career

He was killed at the beginning of the Rwandan Genocide. On February 17, 1994, UNAMIR commander Roméo Dallaire received information of a plot to assassinate Kavaruganda and Lando Ndasingwa. In his book Shake Hands with the Devil, Dallaire claims that he informed them of this plot, and neither were surprised.

UNAMIR dispatched five Ghanaian soldiers to protect Kavaruganda"s house.

Kavaruganda"s wife Annonciata Kavaruganda claims he knew this was a ruse, but went with them anyway, seeing no other option. He was killed later that day.

Works

• Other Work

  • Carol Off. 2000. The Lion, the Fox, and the Eagle: A story of generals and justice in Rwanda and Yugoslavia. Random House. .

Membership

A prominent opponent of the Hutu Power ideology, Kavaruganda was known to be ill-regarded by some members of the MRND regime. On April 7, members of the government"s Presidential Guard arrived at his door, claiming they were taking him to safety.