Nindorera, Aruberi

Nindorera, Aruberi

Aruberi Nindorera

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Interviewee Age

50

Interviewee Gender

Male

Interviewee Ethnicity

Tutsi

Interviewee Occupation

Teacher

Interviewee Level of Education in 1972

Elementary and completed national exam

Geographical Location(s) during the genocide

Burundi, Nyagatovu Village, the commune was Vumbi, the province Kirundo

Current Geographical Location

Burundi, Nyagatovu Village, the commune is Vumbi, the province Kirundo

Interview Date

2-23-2022

Interviewer Name

Philippe Mukamarakiza

Summary of Oral History

Aruberi began elementary school in the early 1980s and completed his national exams around 1989-1990. He attended primary school in Nyagatovu, moved to Marangara in Ngozi province, and then went to secondary school at Collège Buye in Burengo. He pursued a career in teaching and worked for the government, initially as a teacher, then in municipal roles, and returned to teaching. He currently teaches in Vumbi.

The interviewee was very young during the 1972 massacres, but he shared insights based on his mothers witness to the tragedies. His father, who was Tutsi but had a Hutu mother, was targeted due to his perceived association with Hutus and his size, which was uncommon for Tutsis.

His father, working in Kirundo, was accused of helping "traitors" and was killed. The family lived in a refugee camp, then moved to Nyagatovu.

The interviewee recounted that during the 1972 killings, Tutsis, including some who were mistakenly identified as Hutus or suspected of supporting "traitors," were also targeted.

Specific individuals who faced these tragedies, included his father and other Tutsis who were killed or disappeared under similar circumstances. Nindorera described his father's killer as Ndabaneze Laurent, who was a lieutenant in Kirundo, and reportedly involved in the violence and later killed in Vumbi.

Named Persons

Nkundabanyanka Pasteur (grandfather), Inandegeya Marisiyana (grandmother), Ndayigize Emmanuel (fathers name), Ntawonsigiyuma Rosalie (mothers name), Semana Marie Rose (oldest sister), Nkundabanyanka Jean Bosco (brother), Nahimana Madeleine (brother), Nkurunziza Dieudonné (brother), Murekisoni Claudette (deceased sister), Kamana Raphæl (a director that worked with father of interviewee), Déo (fathers cousin he shared second home with) Ndabaneze Laurent (man responsible for fathers death)

Named Places

Nyagatovu Village, the commune is Vumbi, the province Kirundo, Bujumbura, Gitega, Ngozi, Muramvya

Length of Oral History

00:42:52

Language(s) of Oral History

Kirundi

Language(s) of Transcripts

Kirundi, English

Translator for Transcripts

Translator and Transcriptionist - Pasteur Niyomwungere

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