Immaculée Ilibagiza
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Immaculée Ilibagiza is a Rwanda
n author and motivational speaker. She is also a Roman Catholic and Tutsi
. Her first book, Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust (2006), is an autobiographical work detailing how she survived during the Rwandan Genocide
and how she felt when all of her family was killed by the Interhamwe soldiers who were Hutu. She was featured on PBS on one of Wayne Dyer
's programs, and also on a December 3, 2006 segment of 60 Minutes
(which re-aired on July 1, 2007).
Left to Tell recounts how Immaculée Ilibagiza survived for 91 days with another seven other women during the Rwandan Genocide in a small bathroom, no larger than 3 foot (0.9144 m) long and 4 feet (1.2 m) wide. Ilibagiza's entire family was killed (mother, father, two brothers), with the exception of her eldest brother, Aimable who was studying somewhere else while the genocide was going on. In June 2011, it was reported that the story will be adapted into a film starring Rutina Wesley
.
Ilibagiza speaks all over the world and is the recipient of the 2007 Mahatma Gandhi Reconciliation and Peace Award. She also has another following book called, "Led by Faith"
Rwanda
Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
n author and motivational speaker. She is also a Roman Catholic and Tutsi
Tutsi
The Tutsi , or Abatutsi, are an ethnic group in Central Africa. Historically they were often referred to as the Watussi or Watusi. They are the second largest caste in Rwanda and Burundi, the other two being the Hutu and the Twa ....
. Her first book, Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust (2006), is an autobiographical work detailing how she survived during the Rwandan Genocide
Rwandan Genocide
The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass murder of an estimated 800,000 people in the small East African nation of Rwanda. Over the course of approximately 100 days through mid-July, over 500,000 people were killed, according to a Human Rights Watch estimate...
and how she felt when all of her family was killed by the Interhamwe soldiers who were Hutu. She was featured on PBS on one of Wayne Dyer
Wayne Dyer
Wayne Walter Dyer is an American self-help advocate, author, and lecturer.- Early life :Dyer was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Melvin Lyle and Hazel Irene Dyer and spent much of his adolescence in an orphanage on the east side of Detroit. Dr. Wayne Dyer is a 1958 graduate of Denby High School;...
's programs, and also on a December 3, 2006 segment of 60 Minutes
60 Minutes
60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation....
(which re-aired on July 1, 2007).
Left to Tell recounts how Immaculée Ilibagiza survived for 91 days with another seven other women during the Rwandan Genocide in a small bathroom, no larger than 3 foot (0.9144 m) long and 4 feet (1.2 m) wide. Ilibagiza's entire family was killed (mother, father, two brothers), with the exception of her eldest brother, Aimable who was studying somewhere else while the genocide was going on. In June 2011, it was reported that the story will be adapted into a film starring Rutina Wesley
Rutina Wesley
Rutina Wesley is an American film, stage, and television actress best known for her role as Tara Thornton on the HBO series True Blood.-Early life:...
.
Ilibagiza speaks all over the world and is the recipient of the 2007 Mahatma Gandhi Reconciliation and Peace Award. She also has another following book called, "Led by Faith"
Books
- Ilibagiza, Immaculée (with Steve Erwin) (2006). Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust. Hay House. ISBN 1401908969.
- Ilibagiza, Immaculee (with Steve Erwin) (2008). Led by Faith: Rising from the Ashes of the Rwandan Genocide. Hay House, Inc. ISBN 978-1-4019-1887-3
- Ilibagiza, Immaculee (with Steve Erwin) (2008). Our Lady of Kibeho: Mary Speaks to the World from the Heart of Africa. Hay House, Inc. ISBN 140192378X
External links
- Immaculee.com
- Apostles of Our Lady of Kibeho
- Official website
- Rwandan Genocide Survivor Recalls Horror 60 Minutes60 Minutes60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation....
segment was originally broadcast on Dec. 3, 2006 and updated on June 28, 2007. Transcript and video segment (12:57). - Immaculee's report of Our Lady of Kibeho's message during an apparition
- At Issue: Survivor of Rwanda (Windows Media, Quicktime). Interview of Immaculee Ilibagiza on At Issue, episode #2011, 11/22/2007, (26:47); produced by PBS station WTVPWTVPWTVP is the PBS station for Peoria, Bloomington, and Galesburg, Illinois. It operates on TV digital channel 46 and uses virtual channels starting with 47 to reflect its previous analog channel number. WTVP has 3 digital subchannels: WTVP HD, WTVP World, and WTVP Create. Its studio is located in...
in Peoria, IllinoisPeoria, IllinoisPeoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...
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