Ernest Kabushemeye

Ernest Kabushemeye (died March 11, 1995) was a Burundian politician and the Minister for Mines and Energy department.[1] He led the Rally for the People of Burundi (RPB), legalized as a political party in 1992, and held several government positions before being assassinated on 11 March 1995.[1]

His motto was "Nturenganywe" meaning "don't get your rights stomped on". He was a fighter of democracy.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "World News Briefs; Burundi Aide Killed, Raising Ethnic Tension", The New York Times, 12 March 1995, retrieved 6 June 2010
  2. ^ "Le ministre kabushemeye assassine : Le genocide de L'Élite, Hutu Continue" [Minister Kabushemeye's assassination: The genocide of the Hutu elite continues] (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-09.
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