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A conversation about the film "Hotel Rwanda"
with Terry George, Paul Rusesabagina and Don Cheadle on Nov 26, 2004
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with Terry George, Paul Rusesabagina and Don Cheadle on Nov 26, 2004
Paul Rusesabagina is a Rwandan who has been internationally honored for his actions during the Rwandan Genocide. He was the assistant manager of the Hôtel des Mille Collines, and was previously the manager of the Hôtel des Diplomates, both in Kigali, Rwanda. During the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Rusesabagina used his influence and connections as to shelter over 1,260 Tutsis and moderate Hutus from being slaughtered by the Interahamwe militia.
He became better known when this was made into the Academy Award-nominated film “Hotel Rwanda” (2004). He is an ethnic Hutu, and lives in Belgium with his wife Tatiana, children, and adopted niece and nephew. He received the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 9, 2005 from President George W. Bush. His autobiography, titled “An Ordinary Man”, written with Tom Zoellner, was published in April, 2006.
Source - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rusesabagina
