Paul Rusesabagina (born 15 June 1954) is a Rwandan humanitarian known for hiding and protecting 1,268 refugees during the Rwandan Genocide. None of those refugees were hurt or killed during the attacks. He was the assistant manager of the Sabena Hôtel des Mille Collines before he became the manager of the Hôtel des Diplomates, both in Kigali, Rwanda. During the genocide he used his influence and connections as temporary manager of the 'Mille Coll...
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Paul Rusesabagina (born 15 June 1954) is a Rwandan humanitarian known for hiding and protecting 1,268 refugees during the Rwandan Genocide. None of those refugees were hurt or killed during the attacks. He was the assistant manager of the Sabena Hôtel des Mille Collines before he became the manager of the Hôtel des Diplomates, both in Kigali, Rwanda. During the genocide he used his influence and connections as temporary manager of the 'Mille Collines' to shelter 1,268 Tutsis and Hutus from being slaughtered by the Interahamwe militia.
Rusesabagina's efforts were the basis of the Academy Award nominated film Hotel Rwanda (2004). He currently lives in Brussels, Belgium with his wife, four children, and two adopted nieces.
Rusesabagina was born on July 15, 1954 to his Hutu father and Tutsi mother in Murama, Rwanda. He had eight other siblings and was neither the oldest nor the youngest. It was common to have mixed families despite the conflicts between Hutu and Tutsi; but like other...
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