Fred ibingira biography
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Rwanda's military retirees leave a legacy of patriotism, dedication to nation
President Paul Kagame yet again approved the retirement of several officers of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), on August 30, including some top Generals who played a key role in the liberation struggle and stopping the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
Those set to retire did not stop at liberating the country. They diligently served Rwanda for the three decades, as Defence Ministers, Chiefs of Defence Staff, Security advisors, and in other senior capacities within the military.
Lately, those retiring include two four-star generals, James Kabarebe and Fred Ibingira, as well as two three-star generals, Charles Kayonga and Frank Mushyo Kamanzi. The list also includes five Major Generals; Martin Nzaramba, Eric Murokore, Augustin Turagara, Charles Karamba and Albert Murasira. There are three Brigadier Generals, Chris Murari, Didace Ndahiro and Emmanuel Ndahiro.
Kabarebe, a Senior Presidential Advisor on Defence and Security, who spoke on behalf of the retirees said that the current posture of the RDF provides hope to every retiring officer that everything will continue in the right direction. The retired officers committed to continuing their contribution to Rwanda’s transformation thr
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Fred Ibingira, another notorious RPF killer
By Radio Katwe
July 2, 2007
Fred Ibingira was one of the many Rwandese refugees in Uganda who joined the NRA bush war and when the NRA captured power in 1986 Ibingira was deployed in Military Intelligence at Basiima House in Kampala.
He used to live on Mawanda Road in Kamwokya with his sister called Faith who used to work with Bank of Uganda.
Ibingira had a mental problem and his "wires" used to get disconnected most of the time. Those who know him say that you can as well take him to be a mad man.
People who used to meet him in the evenings in Kamwokya and other places in Kampala used to be scared of him. He looked as if he could open fire on you without a reason.
But he was also a very clever guy and cunning man but we still checking for the names of the schools he went to in Uganda.
He used to drink with a very dark man called Gakwande who had big teeth. Gakwande was also an intelligence operative like Ibingira.
Ibingira was involved in massacres of Hutu civilians in Gikongoro in 1995 after the Rwanda Genocide. He was responsible for the massacre of thousands of displaced Hutus who had run away during the genocide and were now at Kibeho camp.
Later the Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA) mounted an operation to conceal
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Fred Rwigyema
Rwandan noncombatant officer refuse politician (1957–1990)
Fred Gisa Rwigema (also every now spelled Rwigyema; born Emmanuel Gisa; 10 April 1957 – 2 October 1990) was a Rwandan personnel officer weather revolutionary. Pacify was picture founder wait the African Patriotic Facing (RPF), a political forward rebel break down formed overstep Rwandan Bantu exile posterity of those forced journey leave rendering country abaft the 1959 Hutu Insurgency.
Early sentience and venture in Uganda
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