Kassi Manlan
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Dr. Kassi Manlan was a World Health Organization
representative who was assassinated in Burundi
in 2001.
Manlan was a citizen of Côte d'Ivoire
, but he resided in Bujumbura
, Burundi at the time of his assassination. He had earned a Doctorate of Medicine specialized in Hepato-Gastro-Enterology, and wrote over fifty medical articles/reports. From 1972 to 1995, he taught at the Faculty of Medicine in Abidjan
. During his career, He supervised about 40 doctoral theses in medicine, helped train many doctors, and served as Senior Physician in several hospitals. After consulting for the WHO (World Health Organization), he joined in 1995. From 1998 to 2001, he was responsible for the Development of Human Resources for Health unit in the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa
. Three months before his death, he assumed the post of World Health Organization Representative in Burundi in 2001.
The badly beaten body of Kassi Manlan, was found in the shallows of Lake Tanganyika
, near a sailing club, on November 20, 2001. He was killed when he discovered a scam that diverted aid money from the purchase of malaria
drugs to private bank accounts.
Ms. Gertrude Nyamoya (a Burundian who had worked for Dr. Manlan), Gerard Ntunzwenayo (deputy head of the border police who was deputy administrator of Burundi's secret service
at the time of the murder), Major Emile Manisha (the director general of the public security police) and several others were charged. All were captured except Lamine Diara, who fled the country and was charged in absentia. The defense claimed former president Pierre Buyoya
(and accused war criminal) was involved in a leadership position, but could not present sufficient evidence to charge him.
Manlan was survived by his wife and four children.
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
representative who was assassinated in Burundi
Burundi
Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura...
in 2001.
Manlan was a citizen of Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
, but he resided in Bujumbura
Bujumbura
-Education:The University of Burundi is located in Bujumbura.Hope Africa University is located in BujumburaUniversité du Lac Tanganyika is located in Bujumbura-External links:**...
, Burundi at the time of his assassination. He had earned a Doctorate of Medicine specialized in Hepato-Gastro-Enterology, and wrote over fifty medical articles/reports. From 1972 to 1995, he taught at the Faculty of Medicine in Abidjan
Abidjan
Abidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, while the current capital is Yamoussoukro. it was the largest city in the nation and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, and Kinshasa but before Montreal...
. During his career, He supervised about 40 doctoral theses in medicine, helped train many doctors, and served as Senior Physician in several hospitals. After consulting for the WHO (World Health Organization), he joined in 1995. From 1998 to 2001, he was responsible for the Development of Human Resources for Health unit in the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
. Three months before his death, he assumed the post of World Health Organization Representative in Burundi in 2001.
The badly beaten body of Kassi Manlan, was found in the shallows of Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is estimated to be the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, and the second deepest, after Lake Baikal in Siberia; it is also the world's longest freshwater lake...
, near a sailing club, on November 20, 2001. He was killed when he discovered a scam that diverted aid money from the purchase of malaria
Malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium. The disease results from the multiplication of Plasmodium parasites within red blood cells, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases...
drugs to private bank accounts.
Ms. Gertrude Nyamoya (a Burundian who had worked for Dr. Manlan), Gerard Ntunzwenayo (deputy head of the border police who was deputy administrator of Burundi's secret service
Secret service
A secret service describes a government agency, or the activities of a government agency, concerned with the gathering of intelligence data. The tasks and powers of a secret service can vary greatly from one country to another. For instance, a country may establish a secret service which has some...
at the time of the murder), Major Emile Manisha (the director general of the public security police) and several others were charged. All were captured except Lamine Diara, who fled the country and was charged in absentia. The defense claimed former president Pierre Buyoya
Pierre Buyoya
Major Pierre Buyoya is a Burundian politician who has ruled Burundi twice, from 1987 to 1993 and from 1996 to 2003...
(and accused war criminal) was involved in a leadership position, but could not present sufficient evidence to charge him.
Manlan was survived by his wife and four children.