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Roméo Dallaire

Canadian humanitarian, author, and retired senator and general · Canada · Writers · Born 1946 · age 80

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Roméo Antonius Dallaire is a retired Canadian politician and military officer who was a senator from Quebec from 2005 to 2014, and a lieutenant-general in the Canadian Armed Forces.

A life in dates

2005Grand Officer of the National Order of QuebecAwardPearson Medal of PeaceAward2004Freedom AwardAwardGovernor General's Award for English-language non-fictionAward2003“I know there is a God, because in Rwanda I shook hands with the devil. I have seen him, I have smelled him and I have touched him.”In their wordsShake Hands with the Devil (2003)

“For most countries, serving the UN's objectives has never seemed worth even the smallest of risks.”In their wordsShake Hands with the Devil (2003)

2002Officer of the Order of CanadaAward1946Born25 June 1946

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In their own words 4

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  1. I know there is a God, because in Rwanda I shook hands with the devil. I have seen him, I have smelled him and I have touched him.

    2003, Shake Hands with the Devil (2003), Own words

  2. For most countries, serving the UN's objectives has never seemed worth even the smallest of risks.

    2003, Shake Hands with the Devil (2003), Own words

  3. I am still suffering from my experience in Rwanda, I never know when I'm going to drive my car off a bridge, or just decide to take my life.

    When asked about life after UNAMIR, Own words

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Awards

Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec2005
Pearson Medal of Peace2005
Freedom Award2004
Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction2004
Officer of the Order of Canada2002
Officer of the Legion of Merit
Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa
Honorary Doctorate at the Laval University
Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing

About this person

Roméo Antonius Dallaire is a retired Canadian politician and military officer who was a senator from Quebec from 2005 to 2014, and a lieutenant-general in the Canadian Armed Forces. He notably was the force commander of UNAMIR, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Rwanda between 1993 and 1994, during the Genocide against the Tutsi. Dallaire was a Senior Fellow at the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) and co-director of the MIGS Will to Intervene Project.

Country
Canada
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
living
Dates
Born 1946 · age 80

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