Yohani, Ndirikunze

Yohani, Ndirikunze

Ndirikunze Yohani

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Interviewee Age

Born 1951, 71 years old

Interviewee Gender

Male

Interviewee Ethnicity

Hutu

Interviewee Level of Education in 1972

5th grade

Geographical Location(s) during the genocide

Burundi, Ruyaga Village, Busoni zone, the commune was Murore, Kirundo arrondissement, the province was Muyinga

Current Geographical Location

Burundi, Ruyaga Village, the commune is Busoni, the province Kirundo

Interview Date

2-26-2022

Interviewer Name

Philippe Mukamarakiza

Summary of Oral History

Ndirikunze Yohani describes the events of 1972, remembering how tensions escalated as Hutus gained education and started to hold positions in civil service and the military. This progress alarmed the Tutsi administration, leading to targeted roundups beginning with military personnel, then students and teachers. Even Hutu policemen were arrested. The process of the killings involved administrators summoning people and then handing them over to the military. Those who were sympathetic to the Hutus would give them a warning in advance, allowing some to escape. Many fled to neighboring countries like Uganda to escape the risks of being killed for their ethnic background. Those detained were loaded into trucks and transported to their deaths The interviewee's brother, Segasago Piyo, a teacher, was among those arrested from Kabanga and later killed, despite initial release from custody. Yohani was not living with his brother but learned about his death when their mother attempted to deliver food to him in detention. The tragedy's repercussions brought to a lot of personal developments. One brother dropped out of school out of fear, affecting the interviewee's remaining family members.

When Bagaza came to power, there was a change for the better, leading to discriminatory practices coming to an end and educational reforms were put in place.

Named Persons

Daniel Miburo (father), Pascaline Kamadamo (mother), Bitambagiza (grandfather), Nkurikiye (grandmother), Segasago Piyo (eldest brother),

Named Places

Murore, Kabanga, Ruyaga Village, the commune is Boni, the province Kirundo, Rugabira in Yaranda

Length of Oral History

00:20:02

Language(s) of Oral History

Kirundi

Language(s) of Transcripts

Kirundi, English

Translator for Transcripts

Translator: Pasteur Niyomwungere, Transcriptionist: Sylvane Ndihokubwayo

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