Ferdinand Nahimana
Ferdinand Nahimana (born 15 June 1950) is a Rwandan historian, who was convicted of incitement to genocide for his role in the Rwandan genocide.
Ferdinand Nahimana | |
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| Born | June 15, 1950 Gatonde commune, Ruhengeri prefecture, Ruanda-Urundi |
| Nationality | Rwandan |
| Political party | National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development |
| Criminal status | released |
| Criminal charge | conspiracy to commit genocide, genocide, direct and public incitement to commit genocide, complicity in genocide, and crimes against humanity (ICTR-96-11-I on 15 November 1999) |
| Penalty | Life imprisonment, reduced to a 30-year sentence (28 November 2007 by the ICTR Appeals Chamber) |
Nahimana was co-founder of the radio station Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines (RTLM), which during the genocide broadcast information and propaganda that helped coordinate the killings and fuel the hatred against Tutsi and moderate Hutu victims.
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