Ladislas Ntaganzwa
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Ladislas Ntaganzwa is a Rwanda
n fugitive
war criminal wanted for his role in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide
. According to his indictment, Ntaganzwa, as mayor of Nyakizu, a commune of Butare
, was instrumental in rallying Hutu Power
fervor leading up to the genocide, and as the genocide began, distributed weapons, and directed and participated in killings.
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 fugitive
Fugitive
A fugitive is a person who is fleeing from custody, whether it be from private slavery, a government arrest, government or non-government questioning, vigilante violence, or outraged private individuals...
war criminal wanted for his role in 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...
. According to his indictment, Ntaganzwa, as mayor of Nyakizu, a commune of Butare
Butare
Butare is a city in the Southern Province of Rwanda and capital of Huye district. It was the capital of the former Butare Province, Rwanda, that was dissolved on January 1, 2006....
, was instrumental in rallying Hutu Power
Hutu Power
Hutu Power was an ideology propounded by the Akazu and other Hutu extremists in Rwanda. It contributed to the Rwandan Genocide in 1994 against the Tutsi and moderate Hutu.-Background:...
fervor leading up to the genocide, and as the genocide began, distributed weapons, and directed and participated in killings.