André Kameya
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André Kameya born 15 May 1946 in Southern Province, Rwanda) (then Prefecture Butare, Commune Kibayi) to Augustin Rubwiriza and Nyirabahakwa Pascasie.
Upon finishing primary education at Mugombwa Primary School, he attended the Karubanda Catholic seminary and then continued to Nyakibanda Major Seminary for priesthood training.
While in his last year, working in Kabgayi in 1971-72 he was subject to discrimination that awoke his senses of justice and started to write article for the Catholic newspaper Kinyamateka. Discrimination against Tutsi was not uncommon. This brought him to the attention of the internal security services and he was ejected out of the Seminary under the orders of Kayibanda. This purge instituted by the government saw many Tutsi students ejected from many Catholic seminaries and some killed.
Like many Tutsis, he took the road to exile in 1972 and returned to Rwanda in 1974.
He subsequently worked for Kinyamateka until 1981 when he moved to the ORINFOR in La Releve French newspaper.
Following training in law in 1984 he moved to the ministry of justice (MINIJUST) where he was the editor of the ministry journal.
After few years in the Ministry of justice, he moved to the ministry of scientific research and culture until he resigned from public service to open his own newspaper 'RWANDA RUSHYA' (new Rwanda) critical to the government of Habyarimana.
He was among the 33 intellectuals who signed a petition to the then President for the introduction of democracy and multiparty.
At the time when the government was fighting the RPF, he is credited to have traveled to Byumba in the RPF zone via Kampala and met the RPF leaders Kanywarengwe Alexis and Kagame Paul for interviews. Upon his return he published the first ever article inside Rwanda called 'U Rwanda mu rundi' (Rwanda inside Rwanda)commenting on the objectives of the Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF) and the legitimacy of their war and was subsequently jailed for it.
The government has been so far calling RPF a bunch of Ugandan foreigners who were mounting a campaign of aggression towards Rwanda.
Rwanda Rushya at times was published bi-monthly and managed to reach 3000 copies per month.
Andre Kameya
was also a founding member of the Parti Liberal and was in charge of the Information Commission and editor of the party's journal that came out a few times.
Andre Kameya
was killed in June 1994 and was married to Suzanne Nyiramuruta who also was killed along their daughter in April 1994. Among many controversy surrounding his death, Olivier, Andre Kameya
's eldest son has consistently accused the then Parish Father Wenceslas Munyeshyaka
responsible for delivering him to the killers under the orders of Tharcisse Renzaho which were carried out by Odette Nyirabagenzi.
Upon finishing primary education at Mugombwa Primary School, he attended the Karubanda Catholic seminary and then continued to Nyakibanda Major Seminary for priesthood training.
While in his last year, working in Kabgayi in 1971-72 he was subject to discrimination that awoke his senses of justice and started to write article for the Catholic newspaper Kinyamateka. Discrimination against Tutsi was not uncommon. This brought him to the attention of the internal security services and he was ejected out of the Seminary under the orders of Kayibanda. This purge instituted by the government saw many Tutsi students ejected from many Catholic seminaries and some killed.
Like many Tutsis, he took the road to exile in 1972 and returned to Rwanda in 1974.
He subsequently worked for Kinyamateka until 1981 when he moved to the ORINFOR in La Releve French newspaper.
Following training in law in 1984 he moved to the ministry of justice (MINIJUST) where he was the editor of the ministry journal.
After few years in the Ministry of justice, he moved to the ministry of scientific research and culture until he resigned from public service to open his own newspaper 'RWANDA RUSHYA' (new Rwanda) critical to the government of Habyarimana.
He was among the 33 intellectuals who signed a petition to the then President for the introduction of democracy and multiparty.
At the time when the government was fighting the RPF, he is credited to have traveled to Byumba in the RPF zone via Kampala and met the RPF leaders Kanywarengwe Alexis and Kagame Paul for interviews. Upon his return he published the first ever article inside Rwanda called 'U Rwanda mu rundi' (Rwanda inside Rwanda)commenting on the objectives of the Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF) and the legitimacy of their war and was subsequently jailed for it.
The government has been so far calling RPF a bunch of Ugandan foreigners who were mounting a campaign of aggression towards Rwanda.
Rwanda Rushya at times was published bi-monthly and managed to reach 3000 copies per month.
Andre Kameya
André Kameya
André Kameya born 15 May 1946 in Southern Province, Rwanda) to Augustin Rubwiriza and Nyirabahakwa Pascasie....
was also a founding member of the Parti Liberal and was in charge of the Information Commission and editor of the party's journal that came out a few times.
Andre Kameya
André Kameya
André Kameya born 15 May 1946 in Southern Province, Rwanda) to Augustin Rubwiriza and Nyirabahakwa Pascasie....
was killed in June 1994 and was married to Suzanne Nyiramuruta who also was killed along their daughter in April 1994. Among many controversy surrounding his death, Olivier, Andre Kameya
André Kameya
André Kameya born 15 May 1946 in Southern Province, Rwanda) to Augustin Rubwiriza and Nyirabahakwa Pascasie....
's eldest son has consistently accused the then Parish Father Wenceslas Munyeshyaka
Wenceslas Munyeshyaka
Father Wenceslas Munyeshyaka is a Rwandan Roman Catholic priest who was found guilty of involvement in the Rwandan genocide.A military tribunal in Rwanda has found a Catholic priest, resident in France, guilty of rape and involvement in the 1994 genocide and sentenced him in absentia to life in...
responsible for delivering him to the killers under the orders of Tharcisse Renzaho which were carried out by Odette Nyirabagenzi.