Rwanda: Ex-Far Soldier Retells His Story of Becoming Inkotanyi

Rwanda: Ex-Far Soldier Retells His Story of Becoming Inkotanyi

Before the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, during it, and even in its aftermath, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Augustin Kuradupagase, a former member of the ex-FAR (Forces Armées Rwandaises), believed that the Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA-Inkotanyi) and Tutsi were the enemy.

From Enemy to Guardian: The Remarkable Journey of ACP Augustin Kuradupagase and His Son’s Service in Rwanda’s Defense Forces

From Enemy to Guardian: The Remarkable Journey of ACP Augustin Kuradupagase and His Son’s Service in Rwanda’s Defense Forces TOP AFRICA NEWS TOPAFRICANEWSKigali, Rwanda — In a nation still healing from the scars of the 1994 Genocide... The post From Enemy to Guardian: The Remarkable Journey of ACP Augustin Kuradupagase and His Son’s Service in Rwanda’s Defense Forces first appeared on TOP AFRICA NEWS.

Ex-FAR soldier retells his story of becoming Inkotanyi

Before the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, during it, and even in its aftermath, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Augustin Kuradupagase, a former member of the ex-FAR (Forces Armées Rwandaises), believed that the Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA-Inkotanyi) and Tutsi were the enemy. But a combination of factors including advice from his family, a change in his own convictions, and military defeat led him to lay down his arms and join the very fo…