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As rwanda was thrown into chaos during the 1994 genocide, rusesabagina, a hotel manager, turned the luxurious hotel milles collines into a. An ordinary man by paul rusesabagina, tom zoellner. Paul rusesabagina has never considered himself a hero or an activist, even though his actions saved the lives of more than a thousand people. Therefore, paul rusesabagina, a hutu that had a tutsi wife, tatiana, tried to save his family. Paul has even written a book an ordinary man which. Twenty years after the rwandan genocide, paul rusesabagina, the hutu hotel manager who sheltered and protected over 1,200 people from the 100day massacre, visited the ford school to share his story. Paul rusesabagina, no ordinary man twelve years ago, hutu militias began a slaughter in rwanda that left at least 800,000 people dead. The true story behind hotel rwandahotel manager paul rusesabagina confronted killers with a combination of diplomacy, flattery and deception. Paul rusesabagina, subject of the film hotel rwanda. In the insane days of 1994, when 800,000 rwandans were massacred by their neighbors and countrymen over the course of three months, being a good hotel manager meant finding a way to accommodate more than 1200 peoplemost of them tutsis who were targets simply because of their tribal identity and a toxic historyin a 112room hotel. For many viewers, it was the first time that they had heard about the genocide in rwanda. Hotel rwanda 2004 don cheadle as paul rusesabagina imdb. And as captives in this luxurious dungeon, we had one very bad prison guard paul rusesabagina, who, like many classically corrupt sentries. Paul rusesabagina, whose courage inspired the 2004 film hotel rwanda, grew up with the tensions that exploded in 1994, but the hatred had been simmering for nearly a century.

His humanitarian work during the rwandan genocide is documented in the 2004 film hotel rwanda. As rwanda was thrown into chaos during the 1994 genocide, rusesabagina, a hotel manager, turned the luxurious hotel milles collines into a refuge for more than. The true story behind hotel rwanda paperback published 2007 by bloomsbury publishing plc paperback, 264 pages. The film takes place in rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. The true story behind hotel rwanda new edition by rusesabagina, paul isbn. The surprising true story and why it matters today benbella books, edouard kayihura attempts to set the record straight. He is the recipient of the presidential medal of freedom and the national civil rrghts museums 2005 freedom award rightly so. Paul rusesabagina just wanted to be a good hotel manager. Rusesabagina is the sole beneficiary of our need to identify heroes and. His book also takes a wider look at colonialism, tribal identity and. The story of pauls life during the genocide has been told in the movie hotel rwanda and his autobiography an ordinary man. In april 1994, paul rusesabagina was brevetted as general manager of the luxury hotel where he worked, and where more than 1,000 people had fled from the killing rampage. Cctvs anand naidoo is joined by paul rusesabagina, founder of the hotel rwanda rusesabagina foundation, who saved more than 1,200 rwandan citizens during the countrys genocide, to talk about rwanda. I would like to thank the authors of the book inside the hotel rwanda.

The story of paul s life during the genocide has been told in the movie hotel rwanda and his autobiography an ordinary man. Paul rusesabagina, whose story inspired hotel rwanda, talks about his. He grew up on a farm in the town of murama about 50 miles south of the capital. Bringing the true story of an african hero to film terry george, editor, keir pearson, editor, paul rusesabagina, afterword by. Paul rusesabagina is the former general manager of the mille collines hotel in kigali, rwanda. The book shows how fragile was paul rusesabaginas position at the hotel rwanda. About this book paul rusesabagina believes he survived historys fastestmoving genocide simply because he acted as if things were normal. A remarkable account of the amazing life story of the man who inspired the film hotel rwanda.

It is clear from the book, however, that the seeds of the genocide had already been sown before that by government propaganda and earlier violent battles for power between hutus and tutsis in rwanda and in neighboring burundi. Paul rusesabagina, the inspiration for the oscar nominated film, hotel rwanda, is not an ordinary man but an extraordinary one. Hotel rwanda 2004 don cheadle as paul rusesabagina. As a hotel manger during rwandas murderous spring of 1994, rusesabagina navigated a world of mass murder with the internal compass he. Human rights in action reallife hero of hotel rwanda is honored for saving lives by rita radostitz, fri. He was educated at the faculty of theology in cameroon and studied hotel management at kenya utalii college in nairobi. Paul rusesabagina speakers bureau and booking agent info. In 2004, the academy awardnominated movie hotel rwanda lionized hotel manager paul rusesabagina for singlehandedly saving the lives. Readers who were moved and horrified by hotel rwanda will respond even more intensely to paul rusesabaginas unforgettable autobiography. Assistant general manager hotel des mille collines, kigali, rwanda, 19841993. To much of the outside world, paul rusesabagina is a hero who saved 1,200 people from genocide in events depicted in the oscarnominated film hotel rwanda.

None of those refugees were hurt or killed during the attacks. In 2004, hotel rwanda was released to high critical acclaim. Hotel rwanda without the hollywood ending linda melvern film. In 2008, the book hotel rwanda or the tutsi genocide as seen by hollywood, by alfred ndahiro, a public relations. The riveting life story of paul rusesabagina the man whose heroism inspired the film hotel rwanda as his country was being torn apart by violence during the rwandan genocide of 1994, hotel manager paul rusesabagina the oskar schindler. Hes a hutu so he could escape from the interhamwe militia. General, these are difficult times, we need to help one another. Readers who were moved and horrified by hotel rwanda will respond even more intensely to paul rusesabagina s unforgettable autobiography. The movie hotel rwanda shows how rusesabagina, played by don cheadle, saved the lives of more than 1,200 people during the.

Rusesabagina founded the hotel rwanda rusesabagina foundation to fight for global human rights. The 2004 film hotel rwanda made hotel manager paul rusesabagina an international celebrity and a renowned humanitarian but his story was met with a backlash back home. In 1916 belgian colonists deemed the tutsi ethnic group superior to the hutus, giving them better education and jobs while the hutus were relegated to dirty work. Twenty years after the rwandan genocide, with paul. Rusesabaginas story, written with the aid of journalist tom zoellner, centers on the struggles rusesabagina and his family overcame to survive the inhumane, racially motivated genocide that occurred in rwanda in 1994a story later. Although paul rusesabagina has since moved to brussels, he still is active in raising awareness about the issues inside of rwanda. In 1994 paul rusesabagina, a hutu manager of a luxury hotel in rwanda, sheltered over 1,200 people, including his own tutsi wife and children, saving their lives at a time when extremists massacred more than 800,000 members of the tutsi and moderate hutu tribes in just 100 days. Rusesabagina s popular autobiography was published by penguin group usa inc. Hotel owner paul rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives. The following year, paul started the hotel rwanda rusesabagina foundation hrrf to provide financial assistance to the women and children affected by the genocides in rwanda and other african. An ordinary man is 2006 the autobiography of paul rusesabagina, the manager of a belgianowned rwandan hotel. Paul rusesabagina is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. Paul has established the hotel rwanda rusesabagina foundation which works on preventing future genocides and raising awareness of the genocides within africa.

Paul rusesabagina has received the lantos human rights prize, but his role as hero of the genocide should be examined. Achievements paul rusesabagina has been listed as a noteworthy hotel manager. He was the manager of the hotel mille collines in rwanda that sheltered members of the tutsi clan and hutu sympathizers in the middle of horrific slaughter. An ordinary man audiobook by paul rusesabagina, tom. Paul rusesabagina is a rwandan humanitarian who, while working as a house manager at the. Historpedia paul rusesabagina and his efforts in the. Rex features i f true, the story of paul rusesabagina, as told in the 2004 film hotel rwanda, would be truly inspirational. As rwanda was thrown into chaos during the 1994 genocide, rusesabagina, a hotel manager, turned the luxurious hotel milles collines into a refuge for more than 1,200 tutsi and moderate hutu refugees, while fending off their wouldbe killers with a. As rwanda was thrown into chaos during the 1994 genocide, rusesabagina, a hotel manager, turned the luxurious hotel milles collines into a refuge for.

Rusesabaginas popular autobiography was published by penguin group usa inc. So he tried to make the mille collines hotel, place where he worked, become a safe place for his family. Ravenna book club an ordinary man by paul rusesabagina. This allowed him to shelter more than 1200 people in the hotel des milles collines, while homicidal mobs raged outside during the rwandan genocide. He was the manager of the diplomat hotel in kigali, rwanda, 20 years ago, when the genocide of rwandas tutsi people began. Paul rusesabagina is a figure from history a terrible history. Paul rusesabagina generally travels from rwanda and can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other.