Ngendambizi, François

Ngendambizi, François

François Ngendambizi

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Interviewee Age

66

Interviewee Gender

Male

Interviewee Ethnicity

Hutu

Interviewee Occupation

Student

Interviewee Level of Education in 1972

9th grade of secondary school

Geographical Location(s) during the genocide

At Gitega high school, CND and at Songa Bururi, Jenda village, commune of Songa

Current Geographical Location

Ndago zone, Songa Commune

Interview Date

3-29-2022

Interviewer Name

Florence Nitunga 

Summary of Oral History

When the tragedy broke out, François Ngendambizi was in 9th grade of secondary school at CND Gitega, a school owned by white priests. The latter protected their students but later on, the perpetrators came and took away some students and teachers. Outside the school, killings were happening in different locations. At home, it was the same tragedy, they were arresting Hutu people including his brother Jean. To arrest them, the perpetrators said: “Come to the Manyoni zone to be interrogated about what is happening in the country”. Anybody who went did not come back. After that event, the headmaster of CND school became unable to protect students and decided to send them home so that they can’t perish in his eyes. On the way home, Francois was arrested in Gitandu and got a chance to escape. When Francois arrived at home, life was not easy; he decided to flee and went to Tanzania. His elder brother who died was the one who paid his school fees, which made him drop out of his school. The Tutsi neighbors chased out François’s family and forced them to run away. Those perpetrators plundered the land. The family of François went to reside at another hill but the Tutsi still came and drank the alcoholic beer there which the father made; they drank it without paying.

Named Persons

Bazombanza the father of François, His mother is Nibona, His siblings are Fatikije John and Ntiranyibagira Denise and Nkenyerako Lucy, His grandparents are Makoko and Nyamwari, Guy Storm the headmaster of CND, Father Martin the priest, Jean - a student who was protected by the headmaster when the perpetrators came to arrest teachers and students at CND school, Jimbo was the uncle of the pupil who was with François when they were coming from Gitega, Etienne Barendere was his relative, Batungwanayo was a perpetrator who came to spy François’s brother[Jean] before they came to arrest him

Named Places

Ndago the village, Songa the commune of Bururi, Bururi the province. Rumeza the village, Burundi the country, Gitega the province, Bujumbura the capital of Burundi, Tanzania the country, Camp commando, military camp, Gitandu, the commune of Bururi in 1972. CND, a school owned by white priests. Matana the business center, Songa the commune of Bururi, Imbo Region of Burundi, Muramvya the province, Taba the village. Manyoni the village, Fuku the village, Jenda the village.

Length of Oral History

00:46:48

Language(s) of Oral History

Kirundi

Language(s) of Transcripts

Kirundi, English

Translator for Transcripts

Translator: Melchisedek Boshirwa and Transcriptionist: Sylvane Ndihokubwayo

Field Folder Number

20

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