Marcel Gatsinzi
Marcel Gatsinzi | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Defence (Rwanda) | |
| In office 15 November 2002 – 10 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Emmanuel Habyarimana |
| Succeeded by | James Kabarebe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 January 1948 Kigali, Ruanda-Urundi |
| Died | 7 March 2023 (aged 75) Brussels, Belgium |
Marcel Gatsinzi (/mɑːrˈsɛl ɡɑːtˈsɪnzi/ ⓘ mar-SEL gaht-SIN-zee; 9 January 1948 – 7 March 2023) was a Rwandan soldier and politician, who was Minister of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs from 2010 to 2013. Gatsinzi also served as Rwanda's Minister of Defence from 2002 to 2010. An ethnic Hutu from Butare, Gatsinzi was a member of the Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR), which was the national army prior to the takeover of Rwanda by the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.