Karamira, Froduald fr en

Country of proceedings: Rwanda
Context of crimes: Rwanda
Date: 1997
Keywords: Genocide

Court Documents (in French)
14-02-1997 - Judgement

Presentation of the case

Froduald Karamira was an Interahamwe leader and vice-President of the MDR (Mouvement démocratique républicain). He was especially famous for a speech pronounced at the Nyamirambo Stadium, in Kigali, on 23 October 1993 which populized the concept of "Hutu power", to become the slogan of Hutu extremists during the genocide.

Froduald Karamira was arrested in India in 1996 and transfered to Rwanda. On 14 February 1997, he was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity and sentenced to death. His appeal was rejected on 12 December 1997. He was publically executed by a firing squad in the Nyamirambo Stadium on 24 April 1998.