Vincent Nsengiyumva
Roman Catholic |
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| Styles of Vincent Nsengiyumva | |
|---|---|
Your Excellency | |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | none |
Vincent Nsengiyumva (February 10, 1936 – June 7, 1994) was a
Archbishop of Kigali
from 1976 until his death.
Born in
priesthood
on June 18, 1966.
On December 17, 1973, Nsengiyumva was appointed
Archbishop of Kigali
on April 10, 1976.
Within the
National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development for fourteen years, until the Vatican Curia intervened in 1990, ordering him to withdraw from further political involvement.[1][2]
The National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development was the Hutu-dominated ruling party in Rwanda between 1975 and 1994.
Nsengiyumva was a personal friend of then Rwandan President
On June 7, 1994, at the age of 58, he was murdered near the
priests, and a child,[4] by soldiers of the Tutsi-dominated Rwandan Patriotic Front.[2] The RPF claimed that the soldiers believed that the prelates were involved with the killing of their families.[5]
References
- ^ The Age. Rwanda 10 Years On: Not Forgiven, Not Forgotten April 3, 2004
- ^ Catholic Register, July 24–31, 2000, p. 24.
- ^ Human Rights Watch. The Army, the Church and the Akazu
- ISBN 9780299298203.
- ^ New York Times. June 5-10: New Atrocities in Africa; Three Bishops and 10 Priests Are Slaughtered in Rwanda As Tribal Killings Go On, June 12, 1994