Joseph Sebarenzi

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Joseph Sebarenzi

Joseph Sebarenzi Kabuye (* 1963 in Rwanda ) is a Rwandan politician and former speaker of the country's parliament.

Life

Sebarenzi studied and earned a bachelor's degree in sociology , a master's degree in international and intercultural conflict management and a Ph.D. in law with a specialization in the field of international human rights and conflict management.

He belongs to the Tutsi community and worked as a high school teacher in Rwanda. Sebarenzi was involved in non-governmental organizations in Rwanda, Burundi and Zaire . During the Rwandan genocide in 1994, his parents, seven of his siblings, and most of his other close relatives were murdered.

He was a member of the Rwandan Patriotic Front , but then joined the Parti libéral .

In 1997 he became President of the Parliament of Rwanda. He advocated the independence of parliament and campaigned against corrupt members of the government. On December 19, 1999, the election of a new party leader of the Parti libéral was planned, for which Joseph Sebarenzi was the favorite. Sebarenzi would have been a promising candidate for a future presidential election in Rwanda. The incumbent party leader Pio Mugabo postponed the election, possibly under pressure from Paul Kagame . On January 6, 2000, Sebarenzi was asked to resign by a majority of MPs. He was accused of mismanagement of parliamentary funds. He resigned on January 7, 2000. Political allegations followed that he was supporting royalists against the Rwandan government. He fled Rwanda in 2000 for fear of being murdered. He first went to Uganda to seek asylum there, but was arrested there by Ugandan authorities. Amnesty International expressed concern about his detention. He later fled to Europe and ultimately to the USA . He works there as a lecturer.

family

Joseph Sebarenzi is married and has two sons and three daughters.

Works

  • God Sleeps in Rwanda: A Journey of Transformation

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rwanda Assessment April 2001 Country Information and Policy Unit , page 14
personal data
SURNAME Sebarenzi, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sebarenzi Kabuye, Joseph (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Rwandan politician and former president of the country's parliament
DATE OF BIRTH 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Rwanda