Ndayishimiye, Jeneroza

Ndayishimiye, Jeneroza

Jeneroza Ndayishimiye

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Interviewee Age

She had already married in 1972

Interviewee Gender

Female

Interviewee Ethnicity

Hutu

Interviewee Occupation

Farmer

Interviewee Level of Education in 1972

Catechism

Geographical Location(s) during the genocide

Rumeza village, Songa zone, Gitandu commune, Bururi province

Current Geographical Location

Rumeza village, Songa commune, Bururi province

Interview Date

3-8-2022

Interviewer Name

Florence Nitunga

Summary of Oral History

Generose Ndayishimiye was born under Mwambutsa ruling, a king of Burundi from 1915 to 1966. She was born at karambi village in Songa commune, Bururi Province. She lives in Mwungo subvillage, Rumeza village, Songa commune in Bururi province. In the 1972 tragedy, she had five children. She lost her husband and many others including Simoni Ntampera, Rwasa and Nderagakura. She was pregnant when they took away her husband. They told him to go to the patrol, explaining that Mulele invaded Burundi. He was taken with two other Hutu people. The following day they got information that he was already killed. All those who were being killed at that time were nicknamed “Abamenja” traitors. The perpetrators toured different homes of widows and orphans to check if there was anybody who was weeping. So Jeneroza Ndayishimiye didn’t weep, mourn or bury her husband., She didn’t even see the body. Some Tutsis neighbors came to ask Generose for money so that they could release her husband. They lied to her that he was still alive in prison. They used that money to drink beer for the celebration of the traitor's death. Jeneroza was also persecuted, she was even taken to prison, they accused her of supporting wrong doers; by chance she was not killed, she was released. Since her husband was a chef at Rumeza School, Cooking food for pupils, she went to look for the money her husband had worked for, Generose and others were sent to Bururi chief town to get it there but they met many problems, one tutsi named Ndikumana, who worked at Bururi took the cheque from her and attempted to kill her, he looted that money. Her life became very difficult to raise six children.

Named Persons

Ndegeya Philippe is her husband killed in 1972, Ribori Bidondo and Mambe steven: persons who taught her catechism when they were young, Ndabubaha, Michael Sinibarura, Rwasa, Nyongera : Her father’s siblings, Ndaruzi Francisco: her brother who graduated, he was a teacher, Sophonia Ndabahinyuye: her brother who had studied at Kiremba,he was successor of Ndaruzi, Biboneka Philippe: her brother; Gabriel Bagwagure her brother who was soldier, he was killed in sixties at Ngozi, Catherine Barabwiriza and Domithile: her sisters, Singoye Cecile: her sister who lived at Kivuruga, Makobogo: her grandfather, Ndyeba: her grandmother, Barinzigo, Mukogoto, Horindomvyi: tutsis involved in killing her husband and other hutus in 1972, Simoni Ntampera and Nderagakura victims killed in 1972, Audace Niyongabo: her nephew, Nkeshimana Jacqueline: her little daughter who got diploma in 1993

Named Places

Mwungo: Subvillage, Kijugu: a village, Karambi: a village, Songa: Commune, Bururi : Province, Gasara : where they were taught catechism

Length of Oral History

00:41:15

Language(s) of Oral History

Kirundi

Language(s) of Transcripts

Kirundi, English

Translator for Transcripts

Translator (for transcripts): Pasteur Niyomwungere, Transcriptionist: Sylvane Ndihokubwayo

Field Folder Number

27

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