Mvyumvuhore, Abraham

Mvyumvuhore, Abraham

Abraham Mvyumvuhore

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Interviewee Age

Born in 1961

Interviewee Gender

Male

Interviewee Ethnicity

Hutu

Interviewee Occupation

Farmer

Interviewee Level of Education in 1972

3rd grade

Geographical Location(s) during the genocide

Taba Village, the commune was Gitandu, the Province Bururi

Current Geographical Location

Taba Village, the commune is Songa, Bururi Province

Interview Date

3-9-2022

Interviewer Name

Florence Nitunga

Summary of Oral History

When the 1972 tragedy broke out, Abraham Mvyumvuhore was at home. He and his family saw people fleeing from Rumonge passing by their home location. The authorities set up patrol sites as protection measures. There were three patrols in their sub village. The patrol near Abraham’s family was close to the Tutsi communities. People have been patrolling for many days but they didn’t see the enemy coming in. However, Tutsis started to round up Hutus men at the patrol site and herded them to Songa zone located at Manyoni. They then arrested his father Nzojibwami, his uncles Mpitabakana, Ntabarizo and Bigaza. Bigaza was arrested in Bujumbura. He also lost Majanya. In that period, Hutus did not know what was happening, only the perpetrators knew the trick. He told the victims that they were going to sign to Kotsi and they thought that they were going to be interrogated in court but they didn’t come back. Their children were called “children of traitors”. They targeted families they found valuable belongings to be looted, or any others who had financial means. The perpetrator who arrested the father of Mvyumvuhore is Ntiterura, the municipal police, Mukogoto Barinzigo and Fumberi the administrator. After the murder, Fumberi, the administrator of the time, plundered the cows of the Mvyumvuhore family and took them to his home.

Named Persons

Mvyumvuhore Abraham, Nzojibwami his father, Ntarukundo his mother. Rwasa was a man who had a company where the father of Vyumvuhore worked before the crisis. Bijeje, a tutsi merchant who employed the father of Vyumvuhore. Rwasa, a Hutu merchant killed in 1972, he employed the father of Vyumvuhore before he became Bijeje’s employee. The siblings of Vyumvuhore are Ndikumana Godelieve, Nibafasha Joselyne and Kabura Odette. His grandparents are Muhanuka and Ntakabaronga. The patrol took place at Ndanivyaye property, a tutsi man and perpetrator. Another patrol took place near Gikara and Nyeshamba’s home. The other one was set up near Bavuna Denis and Ntamagara. Mpitabakana, the victim and uncle of Vyumvuhore Abraham. Ntabarizo, the victim and other uncle of Vyumvuhore. Rubura the brother of Muhanuka. Ndadaye was the president of Burundi killed in …93. Fumberi the administrator of Gitandu commune. Ntiterura the policeman, Mukogoto, the policeman, the head of zone Barinzigo and Rafaheri Rurankiriza, a Tutsi who came to loot a cow of Vyumvuhore family but the neighbors forbade him. Ntakibirya and Rukubira looted the cows of his Grandfather Muhanuka.

Named Places

Taba village, Musumba Subvillage, Bururi the province, Matana the commune of Bururi, Songa the commune of Bururi. Rugaragara the village, Bujumbura the capital of Burundi. Taba the village, Rwego the village. Manyoni the village, Rumonge the province of Burundi. Kirambi the village, Ngara the village, Mushanga the village. Kidida hill, Masonga the village, Ouganda the country, Kenya the country.

Length of Oral History

00:32:23

Language(s) of Oral History

Kirundi

Language(s) of Transcripts

Kirundi, English

Translator for Transcripts

Pasteur Niyomwungere

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