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'''Agathon Rwasa''' is a former [[Burundi]]an [[Hutu]] militia leader and the leader of the [[National Liberation Forces]] (''Forces pour la Liberation Nationale'', FNL). |
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Rwasa was reported to be a [[Born-again Christian]].<ref name=ANC>[http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/anctoday/2004/at33.htm Young lions of the African Century], ''[[ANC]]'', [[2004-08-20]], accessed on [[2007-07-07]]</ref> |
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Burundi was ruled by the minority [[Tutsi]] [[UPRONA]] from independence in 1962 until the [[Burundian presidential election, 1993|1993 election]] which was won by the majority [[Hutu]] [[FRODEBU]] party. Three months later the new president was assassinated and UPRONA took power back in a military coup. Two groups - the [[CNDD-FDD]] and [[PALIPEHUTU-FNL]] started an armed rebellion against the military government which became the [[Burundi Civil War]]. |
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In 2002, Agathon Rwasa seized control of most of the FNL from the then leader, Cossan Kabura. |
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Agathon's FNL was linked to three of the worst incidents of the civil war: |
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* The [[Titanic Express massacre]] in December 2000 |
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* The massacre of 152 [[Banyamulenge]] [[Congolese]] refugees at [[Gatumba]] in August 2004 |
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* The killing of Monsignor Michael Courtney, the Catholic Church's chief representative in Burundi |
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Following the Gatamba masscre, South African President Thabo Mbeki called on Rwasa to be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court and the [[Great Lakes]] Regional Peace Initiative declared the FNL as a [[terrorist organisation]]. The Burundian government also issued an arrest warrant for Rwasa. |
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The FNL has also been accused of using hundreds of [[child soldiers]], and for killing and maiming children.<ref>[http://www.un.org/children/conflict/english/burundi28.html Developments in Burundi], ''Office of the UN Special Representative for Children in Armed Conflict'', [[2006-11-06]]</ref> |
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The FNL also intervened in the [[Second Congo War]]. |
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In September 2006 the FNL signed a peace deal with the government. <ref>[http://www.sabcnews.com/africa/east_africa/0,2172,134464,00.html Burundi govt, FNL sign ceasefire agreement], ''[[SABC]]'', [[2006-09-07]], accessed on [[2007-07-07]]</ref> |
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In January 2007 it was alleged that Rwasa had demanded $12m to stop killing people. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Cases before the International Criminal Court#Burundi]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/london/2005/07/316594.html News story on peace process] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:Burundian politicians]] |
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