Theoneste Bagosora
1941 – 2021 Rwandan Army colonel, defense ministry official
Army colonel convicted as a key organizer of the Rwandan genocide.
- Affiliations
- Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR), Hutu Power
Theoneste Bagosora was a Rwandan army colonel who held a senior role in the defense ministry in 1994. Prosecutors described him as a central organizer of the genocide against the Tutsi in the days after Habyarimana's death. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda convicted him; his sentence was later reduced to 35 years on appeal, and he died in custody.