Mugina,_Kigali

Mugina, Kigali

Mugina, Kigali

Sector and town in Southern Province, Rwanda

Mugina is a sector and town in Kamonyi District, Southern Province, Rwanda[2] and a suburb of Kigali. The town had a population of 14,755 in the 2012 census, while the sector had a population of 45,894 in the 2022 census.[1][3]

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History

During the Rwandan genocide in 1994, a major massacre occurred in Mugina, during which houses with women and children inside were burned. In total, thousands of people had been killed. On 3 October 2023, Pierre-Claver Karangwa was arrested in the Netherlands for his role in this massacre.[4][5]

Notable people

Mugina is the birthplace of army officers Augustin Bizimungu and Ildephonse Hategekimana, both of whom were major perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide.[6][7]

References

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    "Mugina (Sector, Rwanda) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de.
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    "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org.
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    "Rwanda (Cities & Urban Localities) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de.
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    "Rwandan genocide suspect arrested in the Netherlands". Reuters. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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    "Oud-legerofficier Rwanda opgepakt in Ermelo in verband met genocide". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  6. [6]
    "Indictment against Bizimungu" (PDF). ICTR.
  7. [7]
    "Ildephonse Hategekimana v. The Prosecutor, Appeals Chamber Judgement" (PDF). ICTR. 8 May 2012. Case No. ICTR-00-558-A. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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