Ndarugirire, Adèle

Interviewee

Adèle Ndarugirire

Interviewee Age

80

Interviewee Gender

Female

Interviewee Ethnicity

Hutu

Geographical Location(s) during the genocide

Burundi, Cendajuru

Current Geographical Location

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

Interview Date

2-25-2022

Interviewer Name

Philippe Mukamarakiza

Summary of Oral History

Adèle Ndarugirire narrates how the massacres in 1972 occurred, describing how people by the names of Rwabaye and Maritino captured individuals from Cendajuru. The interviewee recalls that while she was cooking, her loved one was taken into custody. The Elders known as "Nyumbakumi '' were the ones who made the arrests. When asked if she knew the names of these Elders, the interviewee lists Gosito and John, among others, but says that most of them are already deceased. Adèle explains a situation where a disagreement over alcohol at a bar led to her husband's incarceration. Three people arrived and said they needed to take him with them. Adèle’s husband had previously sold alcohol, and there had been a falling out after the seller of the booze accused the husband of not making his payments. Adera’s spouse believed that he was falsely accused of claiming that Tutsis were eradicating the Hutu people during the dispute.

The spouse was then taken to jail by the authorities, which included a man known as Mpagaceri, a councilor leader. Family members reassured him, but he never came home.

Named Persons

Abraham Bihore (father), Veronique Barayambara (mother), Bavuna (grandfather), Melchior Nyabenda (husband), Rwabaye, Maritino (both capturers of Hutus)

Named Places

Mwambutsa regime, Kigobe, Cendajuru

Length of Oral History

00:28:25

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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Recommended Citation

Ndarugirire, Adèle, "Ndarugirire, Adèle" (2022). 1972 Burundi Genocide – Oral Histories. 24.
https://neiudc.neiu.edu/burundi-oral-histories/24

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