Ntiranyibagira, Zerida

Ntiranyibagira, Zerida

Zerida Ntiranyibagira

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Interviewee Age

Born in 1954

Interviewee Gender

Female

Interviewee Ethnicity

Hutu

Interviewee Occupation

Teacher

Interviewee Level of Education in 1972

Teacher training school

Geographical Location(s) during the genocide

Buhiga School, the commune is Buhiga, the province Karusi

Current Geographical Location

Jenda village, the commune is Songa, the province Bururi

Interview Date

3-29-2022

Interviewer Name

 Florence Nitunga

Summary of Oral History

Zerida lost her brother Ngendakuriyo Elidad and other relatives in the 1972 tragedy.  Elidad was working in Bujumbura. After he disappeared, the family was told later that Eliphaz, a coworker and native of the village, was behind the arrests. He knew him and he pointed out that he is a Hutu. The perpetrators came to arrest him. Zerida was a student in Karusi teacher training school. Hutu students were protected by the heads of  the school; none of her classmates were taken away. But they watched through the windows pastors, teachers and other residents of Buhiga being arrested and loaded in trucks by soldiers. Her parents at home, afraid of being arrested, stayed in hiding. They had Tutsi neighbors who protected them, they often came in secret to tell them when and where to hide. Other brothers of Zerida fled the country, their children were distraught, and other siblings dropped out of school. Her elder sister's husband also died. Her brothers-in-law were also killed. The five siblings who were left then ran away, her brother's documents were taken away, his Vespa[motocycle] was also taken away. The perpetrators also looted her family's properties. Zerida and her family stayed in a great desolation.

Named Persons

Ntahorutaba Nicodemus is her father, Nahimana Esiteri is her mother. Her elders are Nizeye a girl, Ntakirutimana a girl, Girukwayo and Sindayigaya had already married. Ngendakuriyo Elidad who was killed, Muhoho her grandfather, Kamwenubusa Muzari her brother-in-law, Mbanyi marc the neighbors who was killed. Batungwanayo Eliphaz who participated in the killing of Ngendaguriyo Elidad, Nzeye is the uncle of Eliphaz.

Named Places

Ijenda is a village, Bururi a province, Tagara is a hill, Matana is a commune, Buhiga is a commune, Karusi is a province, Bujumbura is a capital of Burundi, Ruvubu a river, Bukeye is a commune, Rwanda is a country, Butwe is a village, Makamba is a province, Manyoni is a business center, Fuku is a Village

Length of Oral History

00:32:18

Language(s) of Oral History

Kirundi

Language(s) of Transcripts

Kirundi, English

Translator for Transcripts

Pasteur Niyomwungere

Field Folder Number

21

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