Ndaripfane, Perajiyo

Ndaripfane, Perajiyo

Perajiyo Ndaripfane

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Interviewee Age

77

Interviewee Gender

Female

Interviewee Ethnicity

Hutu & Tutsi

Interviewee Level of Education in 1972

Catholic school

Geographical Location(s) during the genocide

Burundi, ) Kigobe Village, the commune was Vumbi, Kirundo arrondissement, the province was Muyinga

Current Geographical Location

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

Interview Date

2-16-2020

Interviewer Name

Philippe Mukamarakiza

Summary of Oral History

Perajiyo recounts the tragic time in Burundi in 1972, where people were rounded up and arrested by soldiers. The interviewee was at home with her husband when soldiers arrived in trucks and took him away, explaining very little about a planned plot. There was no information available concerning the husband's grave or location, despite the interviewees attempts to learn more about his demise.

During the roundup, Perajiyo nearly escaped being arrested while at the Kabuye market. Friends alerted her and assisted in hiding her so the soldiers, who were also pillaging her house, wouldn't find her. They discovered her step-wife had been taken into custody upon their return, but soon spotted her in a local bar.

The only person Perajiyo lost in the disaster was her husband, who was a businessman. When he was arrested, they had two kids. After that, they experienced loneliness and a lack of help; nobody came to see them or provide support. Nevertheless, they continued, deciding to endure the suffering in silence.

Named Persons

Bagabo (father), Masabo (mother), members of JRR ("JRR” Young men affiliated to the ruling party of the time UPRONA)

Named Places

Kigobe Village, the commune was Vumbi, Kirundo arrondissement, the province was Muyinga, Vumbi Kirundo, Kabuye, a village. Gasura, a village

Length of Oral History

00:21:27

Language(s) of Oral History

Kirundi

Language(s) of Transcripts

Kirundi, English

Translator for Transcripts

Pasteur Niyomwungere and transcriptionist Sylvane Ndihokubwayo

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