Chantal Kabasinga

Chantal Kabasinga is a Rwandan politician and the president of the Association of Widows of Genocide in Rwanda.[1]

Chantal Kabasinga
Born
Gicumbi District
Occupation(s)Politician, president of the Association of Widows of Genocide

Early life

Kabasinga was born in Gicumbi District in the Northern Province.[2]

Rwandan genocide

Kabasinga's husband, a Tutsi, was killed in 1994 Rwandan genocide, Kabasinga and her 18-month-old daughter survived.[2]

Career

As of 2012, Kabasinga was serving her second term as the president of Avega Agahozo, (Association des Veuves du Genocide Agahozo in French and Association of Widows of the Genocide in English) in Rwanda after having first been elected in 2008.[2] She also worked as an advisor at the Ruhuka Trauma Center in Kigali.[2] In 2011, in her role as president, she denounced Lantos Foundation for its decision to give a human rights prize to Paul Rusesabagina.[3]

Kabasinga is a member of the Rwanda Patriotic Front and served as a member of parliament in the late 2010s.[4][5][6][7] She ran for the Rwandan senate in 2019.[8]

See also

References
  1. Moshenberg, Dan (June 2011). "The Rwandan Glass Ceiling". africasacountry.com. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  2. "Q&A: Kabasinga: a survivor who now is thriving". The New Times | Rwanda. 2012-04-11. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  3. "Genocide Survivors Denounce Rusesabagina's Award". IGIHE. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  4. "Gicumbi: Commemoration of the Genocide Victims killed in Rutare". cnlg.gov.rw. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  5. "RPF National Congress in pictures". The New Times | Rwanda. 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  6. Yanditswe na KT Editorial. ""Mwirinde kwirebaho mwenyine", Impanuro ya Kagame ku bagiye mu nteko". Kigali Today. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  7. "RPF Selects 70 Candidates for Parliamentary Polls". KT PRESS. 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  8. "63 candidates to vie for senate". The New Times | Rwanda. 2019-08-17. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
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