General information

Call No.:

350-3-1:25/1

Part of series

HU OSA 350-3-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Africa: Rwanda

Located at

BetaSP NTSC #25 / No. 1

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00009738

Original Title

Les oubliés de Kigali

Date of production

1996

Date

1996

Level

Item

Primary Type

Moving image

Language

French, French, Dutch; flemish

Duration

56 min. 39 sec.

Content

Form/Genre

Television program

Contents Summary

A television program about the abuses committed in Kigali, Rwanda in 1994 and the fate of the Belgian contingent KIBAT II of the UNAMIR (United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda), a U.N. peacekeeping force formed of nine soldiers and led by Lt. Thierry Lotin. On April 7, 1994 the ten Blue Helmets were in charge of escorting Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana from her residence in the ministerial quarter of Kyovu to the national radio station Radio Rwanda. During this mission, the entire contingent was ambushed and assassinated in the Kigali camp. The program tries to answer to several questions regarding official responsibility, liability and blame. The program features interviews with: Jean-Luc Habyarimana (son of Juvénal Habyarimana, former President of Rwanda), Faustin Twagiramungu (Appointed Prime Minister of Rwanda), Guy Theunis (Journalist and Missionary in Rwanda from Pères Blanc, “White Fathers”), Leopold Greindl (Missionary, “White Fathers”), General Roméo Dallaire (Force Commander of UNAMIR), Agathe Uwilingiyimana (Prime Minister of Rwanda, 1993-1994), Bernard Ntuhyaga (RAF Staff), Lt. Col. Jean Dewez, Théoneste Bagosora (Rwandan military officer), Frédéric François (journalist), Apedo Kodjo (UN military observer), Leo Delcroix (Belgian Minister of Defense), Jean-Bosco Brayagwiza (Rwandan diplomat and the chairman of the executive committee for the Rwandan radio station RTLM), Georges Ruggiu (RTML broadcaster), Rika De Backer (European Deputy), Col. Luc Marshal (UNAMIR), Innocent Butare, and Sixbert Musangamfura (Former Intelligence Chief).

Context

Associated Names

Rekkas, Faria (Investigator)

François, Frédéric (Reporter)

Arcangeli, Lou (Reporter)

Preyat, Marc (Presenter)

Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) (Copyright holder)

Wild Heart Production (Producer)

BRTN (Producer)