Jean Bosco Kazura is a Rwanda

Rwanda

Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

n Brigadier General, and head of the Rwandan Football Federation.

Kazura was born and educated in Burundi

Burundi

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He was involved in the military campaign conducted by the Rwandan Patriotic Front

Rwandan Patriotic Front

The Rwandan Patriotic Front abbreviated as RPF is the current ruling political party of Rwanda, led by President Paul Kagame. It governs in a coalition with other parties...

 to end the 1994 Rwandan genocide

Rwandan Genocide

The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass murder of an estimated 800,000 people in the small East African nation of Rwanda. Over the course of approximately 100 days through mid-July, over 500,000 people were killed, according to a Human Rights Watch estimate...

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Later he served as deputy commander of the African Union

African Union

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 peacekeeping force in the Darfur

Darfur

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 region of Sudan

Sudan

Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...

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Kazura was unanimously elected president of the Federation of Rwanda Football Associations (FERWAFA) in February 2006.
During his first term Rwanda successfully hosted the 2009 African Youth Championship

2009 African Youth Championship

The 2009 African Youth Championship is a football tournament for Under 20 players. It was held in Rwanda from the 18th of January until the 1st of February 2009....

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Four years later, he was unopposed in an election for FERWAFA president, retaining the position.

After a command reshuffle in April 2010 Kazura was given command of Rwandan army training and operations.
In June 2010 he traveled to South Africa to attend the World Cup.
He had failed to obtain permission for the trip, required of army officers leaving the country, and was recalled and arrested.
An army spokesman denied that the arrest had any connection with Kazura's contacting two former military officers living in exile in South Africa, former chief of staff Lieutenant General Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa and former head of external military intelligence Patrick Karegeya

Patrick Karegeya

Patrick Karegeya is a former head of intelligence in Rwanda. After being twice thrown in jail over alleged indiscipline, desertion and insubordination, he was stripped of his rank of Colonel in 2006 and went into exile in 2007....

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Kazura spent over a month in detention before being pardoned and released after making an apology.