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Homeward Bound, 481, 497, 517–18

Hôtel des Mille Collines

meeting room in, 75

as shelter, 302, 304–5, 360, 382, 396, 409–10, 419–20

temporary headquarters, 59, 98

transfers from, 350–1

humanitarian aid, 307, 311, 328–9, 337, 353, 365–7, 372n, 386, 413, 415

Canadian field hospital, 491, 493

and France, 425

in Kigali, 468–9, 474–5

and management of arms, 441–2

not for Kigali, 479–80

support of, 447

of U.S. to Goma, 480–1

Humanitarian Protection Zone (
HPZ
), 452, 454–5, 464, 472–3, 482

Human Rights Rapporteur, 481–2

hundred-day civil war.
See
civil war (Rwanda)

Hutu Power, 115, 133, 137

clan de Madame
, 149

on lists for transitional government, 139

target Belgian troops, 143–4

Hutus

arming of, 363

background of, 47

fear of Tutsi hegemony, 163, 219

killing of, 344

killings of, 378

moderates, 189

political party splits, 115

registration of, 198

ties to Quebec, 61

identity cards, 198, 281

Ignatieff, Michael, 517

Impuzamugambi militias, 211

infiltrators and spies, 116, 143, 150, 202–3, 248

information sources.
See also
intelligence gathering

difficulties with Ugandan operations, 94–5

in southern Rwanda, 113–14

from U.S., 338

Inkotanyi, 116

intelligence gathering, 199–200.
See also
information sources

dependent on goodwill, 90

to find moderates, 121

informants, 179 (
See also
Jean-Pierre)

of militias, 165

ordered to reveal information, 146–8

and Security Council, 195

Interahamwe.
See also
genocide

description of, 129

description of killings, 462

and France, 210

genocide, 420

informant from, 179 (
See also
Jean-Pierre)

lists of Tutsis, 142–3, 231, 243

meetings with, 345–7, 369–70

and
PL
, 140

provoking of crowds, 179

split of, 377

interim government, 277, 288–9, 295, 324, 329–30, 333–4, 337–8, 340, 350.
See also
Crisis Committee

and counteroffensive, 376–8

and French intervention, 418

location of, 443

and meetings with Khan, 463–4

and transfers, 445–6

and withdrawal, 394

international attitude to Rwanda, 51, 79–80, 89–90, 205, 220, 332, 364

abandonment, 291

and failure of missions, 514, 516–17

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, xii, xiii, 249

International Monetary Fund (
IMF
), 74, 174

International Red Cross.
See
Red Cross

International Tribunal on the Rwandan Genocide, Arusha, 508

Intore/warrior dancers, 65

Inyenzi, 142, 186

Islam, Colonel Nazrul, 176

Italian foreign minister, 408–9

Jean-Pierre (informant), 141–4, 149–51, 161, 240

not offered sanctuary, 148

Jeffords, Jim, 372n

Jonah, Dr. James, 51, 122

Kabgayi, Rwanda, 363, 404, 414, 419, 442–3

Kabia, Dr. Abdul Hamid, 91–2, 105, 119, 147–8, 300

Kadafi Crossroads, 397, 404–6, 424

ambush, 192–3, 201

Kagame, Major General Paul, 244–5.
See also
Rwandese Patriotic Front (
RPF
)

absence of, 104

death of relatives, 396

demilitarized zone planning, 170–2

description of, 65–6

meeting with, 214, 325–7, 341–4, 358, 410–11, 507–8

meeting with U.S., 211

the Napoleon of Africa, 67

new vice-president, 475–7

opinion of Booh-Booh, 355–6

pace of peace, 153, 200–1

preconditions for ceasefire, 250

refugees in Rwanda, 154–6

RPF
site in Kigali, 127

transfer disruptions, 406–7

twenty-four-hour warning, 201, 291

the victor's map, 462

warning from, 247

Kagera, Tanzania, 199, 288, 292

Kagera National Park, 453

Kajuga, Robert, 346–7, 370

Kambanda, Jean, 285, 288–9, 316, 329–30

Kamenzi, Major Frank, 166, 300, 362, 423, 425, 440

attack on, 173

search of Franco-Africans, 435

Kane, Mamadou, 172, 175, 300, 381

Kangura,
133, 183

Kanombe barracks, 187, 191

Kanyarengwe, Colonel Alexis, 65, 130, 475

Karamira, Froduald, 344, 347

Katimavik (training program, Canada), 30

Kavaruganda, Joseph, 161, 179–80, 212, 242–3

Kayibanda, Grégoire, 47

Keating, Colin, 298, 301, 319–20, 364, 374

Kesteloot, Major Henry, 142, 193, 318

Khan, Shaharyar, 437

description of, 459–60, 463

Opération Turquoise departure, 507

The Shallow Graves of Rwanda
, 461–2

Khartoum
(movie), 274

KIBAT
, 113

Kibungo, Rwanda, 291

Kibuye, Rwanda, 292

Kigali hospital, 360–2, 468–9, 491

Kigali International Airport Security Agreement, 285

Kigali Weapons Secure Area (
KWSA
)

as an excuse, 189

description of, 87

signing of, 124–7

troops to support, 202–3

violations of, 144, 148–9, 159–60, 165, 193, 226

“Kigame Nine” declaration, 464, 469

killings.
See
shootings and killings

Kilometre 64, 125, 170

King Faisal Hospital, 158, 270, 291, 302–3, 413, 419–20

invasions of, 440–1

locked ward, 461–2

operational, 440n

Kinihira, Rwanda, 102–3, 243, 365–6, 465

Kinyarwanda, 44, 110, 158.
See also
languages in Rwanda

Knights of Columbus, 14

Kodjo, Captain Apedo, 237, 242

Korea, 17, 26, 39, 71

Kouchner, Bernard, 367–72, 380, 407, 412, 422, 425, 442, 495–6

Kuroda, Katz, 297

Lafourcade, General Jean-Claude, 439, 449–52.
See also
Opération Turquoise

briefing
SRSG
, 463–4

and Kagame, 465–6

media relations, 459

meeting with, 506–7

meeting with Bizimungu, 473

Lahr, Germany, 32

Lancaster, Major Phil, 341, 362–3, 470, 494

Dallaire's leaving Rwanda, 501

in Sierra Leone, 511

language divisions in Canada, 13–14

in the military, 17–18, 22–3, 34

during the October Crisis, 26

languages in Rwanda, 44, 218.
See also
Kinyarwanda

and Bangladeshi troops, 176, 222, 228, 231–2

difficulties in meetings, 72, 122, 170

difficulties of, 230–1, 231n

difficulties with troops, 112, 119, 457

and Franco-Africans, 435

importance of French-speakers, 472

and political alliances, 118–19

and saving lives, 158

Swahili, 378, 469

Laporte, Pierre, 24–5

Lebrun, Regimental Sergeant Major, 490

Lemaire, Captain, 290

Léotard, François, 447

LeRoy, Lieutenant Colonel, 112–13

Lesage, Jean, 16–17

Lévesque, René, 33, 60, 132

Liberal Party (Canada), 14

List, Major Bob, 35

Lotin, Lieutenant Thierry, 258

Ly, Amadou, 58–60, 98

sourcing funds, 74, 110, 153, 153n4

MacKenzie, Major General Lewis, 49

MacNeil, Don, 350, 363, 406, 440–2

Maggen, Major Peter, 232, 235, 256

malaria, 68, 199, 322

Malawi contingent, 483

Mali contingent, 434–5

MamaPapa One, 441–1n

Mamiragaba, Bernard, 346–7, 370

maps, 55, 75

Marchal, Colonel Luc, 130, 190–1, 202

court-martial of, xi, 6

death of soldiers, 258

departing, 308–9

description of, 119–20

enforcement of
KWSA
, 160, 215

meeting with informant, 141–5

mission profile, 196

press conference, 197

RPF
convoy to
CND
, 128–30

troop discipline, 193

value of, 206

witness to killings, 232

Marlaud, Jean-Phillippe, 62–3, 76, 146–8

Marsh, Howie, 37–8, 45

Martin, Major Miguel, 46, 81–2

massacres.
See also
genocide

of children in Virunga Mountains, 115–18

of former government agents, 378

at Kabgayi, 414

November 17–18 (1993), 110–12, 122, 159

Sainte Famille church (
RPF
killers), 347–9

at St. Paul church, 420

threat of, 121

matériel
deficiencies, 91.
See also
equipment

Matiwaza, Ben, 95

Mazimhaka, Patrick, 83–4, 250, 410, 490

Mbaye, Captain Diagne, 245–6, 400

McComber, Major John, 363, 499

medals, 445–6, 448, 453

Médecins Sans Frontières, 297, 334, 367, 415, 440–0n

and
RTLM
, 454

media coverage, 197.
See also
Doyle, Mark;
RTLM
(hardline radio station)

of Bangladeshi withdrawal, 323–4

and
BBTG
, 139, 210–11

and French, 447

of Gatabazi assassination, 188

of genocide, 419

of killings, 110–12, 160, 348–9

media casualty, 456

of official events, 105, 110

of Opération Turquoise, 455

and orphan rescue, 367–71

and political impasse, 122–3

and request for
UNAMIR
-run radio, 167, 172

of Rwandan delegate to
UN
, 84

as selective, 477–8, 519

of soldiers' deaths, 400

media relations, 332–3, 480

during nationalist debate in Canada, 40

transparency, 437

by the
UN
, 48

medical supplies, 199, 215, 264, 347, 413, 441.
See also
King Faisal Hospital

Meech Lake Accord, 40

Military Assessment of the Situation (MIR-19), 319

military career (General Dallaire)

“an emotional leader,” 26, 37

child who haunts me, 1–4, 397, 510, 517

commanding officer, 27, 29–30, 39–40, 56, 209

consequences of decisions, 239–40, 428–9

deciding to leave Rwanda, 470–1, 488, 499–501, 505, 507

decision to join
UN
mission, 44–5

doubts, 56, 82–3, 147, 491–4

early postings, 22–7, 30–1, 33–4, 37–9

education, 17–22, 34–5, 39

honoured, 403–4, 445

leaving Rwanda, 508–9

operational command, 93

personal dedication, 64

promotion, 32–8

showmanship, 103

as a streamer, 28

threats against, 338–9, 379–81

as a vocation, 20–1

military culture (Canada), 17, 20, 37

military observers (
MILOB
s)

arms imports, 156–7

arrival of, 108

function of, 82

and identity cards, 198

and mission profile, 196–7

obstructed, 213

Polish, 279–81

and refugee camps, 114

threatened, 316

military pay, 12

militias, 120–1, 211

mysterious third force, 121, 143

rumblings of, 59–60

Mille Collines hotel.
See
Hôtel des Mille Collines

minefields, 64–5, 95, 125–6, 151–2, 152n3, 175

Mitterrand, President, 422, 450

mob rule, 189–92

moderates, 121, 189, 212–13, 232, 253–4, 266, 274, 292

after fall of Kigali, 464

Moen, Colonel, 228, 273

Moigny, Major Victor, 269

Montgomery, General Richard, 18

Montreal, Quebec, 13, 18–20, 24

morale.
See also
packages from home

and funding for the military, 38

of
RGF
recruits, 68–9

of
UNAMIR
, 284, 308

of
UNAMIR
2, 484–5

World cup soccer, 411

Mount Kigali, 322

Mount Nianza, 322

Moustache, 231, 245–6

Mouvement démocratique républicain (
MDR
), 57, 115, 132, 344

Mouvement républicain national pour la démocratie et le développement (
MRND
).
See also
Ngirumpatse, Mathieu

absence of, 104

and Arusha Peace Agreement, 54, 132

and Habyarimana death, 227

as independent from president, 162

and political violence, 189–91

possible split in, 149

Mugenzi, Justin, 133, 140, 165–6

Mulindi, Rwanda, 250

Mulroney, Brian, 37, 40

Munyazesa, Faustin, 190–1

Murray, Admiral Larry, 403–4, 415

Murray Hill bus drivers' strike, 23

Museveni, Yoweri, 43, 94, 96, 155, 507

Mwinyi, Ali Hassan, 77–8, 210

Nairobi, Kenya, 415–19, 447

National Assembly, Quebec City, 24–7

National Council for Development.
See
Conseil national pour le développement (
CND
)

National Defence Headquarters (Canada), 35, 37–8, 259

Nayinzira, Jean-Népomucène, 132

Ndasingwa, Landoald “Lando,” 61, 123, 132–3, 140, 161, 179–80, 212, 232, 242–3

Ndiaye, Captain Babacar Faye, 1, 340, 343–4, 473

Ndindiliyimana, Major General Augustin, 202, 292–3, 334

death of Habyarimana, 222–5, 228

description of, 70