Hicuburundi, Athanase

Hicuburundi, Athanase

Athanase Hicuburundi

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Interviewee Gender

Male

Geographical Location(s) during the genocide

Rutumo Village, the commune is Rumonge, the province Rumonge

Current Geographical Location

United States, State of New York

Interview Date

2-15-2022

Interviewer Name

Dr. Jeanine Ntihirageza, Northeastern Illinois University - Center for Genocide and Human Rights Research in Africa and the Diaspora (GHRAD)

Transcriptionist: — Pasteur Niyomwungere

Summary of Oral History

Hicuburundi lost his brother in 1972. On April 29 a meeting was organized at Rumonge and the leaders urged everyone’s attendance. At that time anyone who didn’t go could be jailed. Hicuburundi was a teacher at Minago but he didn’t go. Some people came running and told him that a small group of armed men with machetes, called mulele attacked the meeting. The killings continued on Monday. When they returned to school, he was told that his headmaster had been killed. People became scared, most of them fled to the priest's compound but the soldiers arrested people later. They took them to the market of Minago to dump them into the pit dug by construction machines. In that period they mostly arrested teachers and salesmen. Soldiers came to arrest Hicuburundi but they didn't find him, and he decided to run away to Congo. They killed his small brother Simbananiye and his nephew Ntangibingura. The head of village Ntagumuka is among the perpetrators who killed many people. All the people who owned lands were killed by him. He then plundered those lands. Hicuburundi’s brothers didn't continue to study they dropped out of school. The communal administrator called Nyambere is one of the perpetrators who persecuted many people.

Named Persons

Mutana Athanase was a nickname of Athanase Hicuburundi, Muhanuka Joseph his father, Karabwe Margueritte his mother, Ntahonziriye his sister, Baransagata his sister, Murishi his sister, Nyandwi, his brother. His brothers are Simbananiye and Karenzo. He has another sister called Barampanze, Rutigiza and Bagwiza his paternal grandparents. Maternal grandfather is Mukembwa. Simbobewe Pierre, a headmaster who was killed, Micombero the president of the time, Ntangibingura his nephew, Yohani Nyandikira the mayor of their locality, Ntagumuka a head of the village. Leonard the soldier, Vyamanga the brother in law of Leonard, Rudigi the administrator. Shibura the interior minister, Nyambere the administrator, Ndizeye Ntare V the king, Simbananiye Arthemon the perpetrator, Mwambutsa the king

Named Places

United States in the State of New York, Burundi is a country, Bururi was the province at that time, Rumonge was a province, The village was Rutumo, Minago, a zone, Gatare a village, Rutovu a commune, Rusengo a village, Minago a village, Bujumbura the capital of Burundi, Ruzibazi the river, Congo the country, Bujumbura rural the province

Length of Oral History

00:52:38

Language(s) of Oral History

Kirundi

Language(s) of Transcripts

Kirundi, English

Translator for Transcripts

Pasteur Niyomwungere

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