Ananie Nkurunziza

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Ananie Nkurunziza
Born1950s
Occupation(s)Radio presenter (animateur), journalist

Ananie Nkurunziza (born 1950s)[1] was a presenter (animateur) on the Rwandan radio station Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines, which played a significant role in promoting the Rwandan genocide. Like the station's other broadcasters, Nkurunziza incited violence against Tutsi and moderate Hutu on the air.[2]

Background[edit]

On air, Nkurunziza acted as a political analyst, taking on the role of a serious intellectual and recounting foreign news.[3] Segments by Nkurunziza accounted for approximately 11% of RTLM airtime. As an animateur, he received the fourth most airtime.[4]

Before joining RTLM, Nkurunziza worked for an intelligence officer. He maintained his links to the Rwandan intelligence and police communities during his tenure at RTLM.[5]

Nkurunziza's whereabouts were unknown as of 2007.[6]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Interview transcription" (PDF). utexas.edu. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Refworld | The Prosecutor v. Ferdinand Nahimana, Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza, Hassan Ngeze (Judgement and Sentence)". Refworld. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  3. ^ Thompson, Allan, ed. (2007). The Media and the Rwanda Genocide. Pluto Press, Fountain Publishers, IDRC. pp. 58, 98, 127. ISBN 978-0-74532-625-2. Archived from the original on 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  4. ^ Thompson, Allan, ed. (2007). Kimani, Mary: RTLM: the Medium that Became a Tool for Mass Murder. In "The Media and the Rwanda Genocide". Pluto Press, Fountain Publishers, IDRC. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-74532-625-2. Archived from the original on 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  5. ^ Thompson, Allan, ed. (2007). The Media and the Rwanda Genocide. Pluto Press, Fountain Publishers, IDRC. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-74532-625-2. Archived from the original on 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  6. ^ Thompson, Allan, ed. (2007). The Media and the Rwanda Genocide. Pluto Press, Fountain Publishers, IDRC. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-74532-625-2. Archived from the original on 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2016-11-27.

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