Hajayandi, Andre
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Interviewee Age
78
Interviewee Gender
Male
Interviewee Ethnicity
Tutsi
Geographical Location(s) during the genocide
Vugizo
Interview Date
2025
Summary of Oral History
Hajayandi watched in horror as perpetrators invaded his community, setting everything in their path ablaze. He said he will never forget seeing his beloved church rapidly engulfed in flames. Many of Hajayandi’s neighbors lost their homes and businesses during this militia invasion of 1972. Hajayandi, however, lost his brother, cousin and uncle. Hajayandi wants Burundians to return to helping each other instead and come together for the country's greater good. He explained that if there were a memorial built for all victims of the 1972 Genocide of Burundi, it could rejoin the Hutus and Tutsis and become one: Burundians.
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Recommended Citation
Hajayandi, Andre, "Hajayandi, Andre" (2025). 1972 Burundi Genocide – Oral Histories. 44.
https://neiudc.neiu.edu/burundi-oral-histories/44
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