Roméo Dallaire
1946
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photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Canada
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Royal Military College of Canada
occupation: politician, autobiographer, writer, military personnel, human rights activist, major general
award received: Officer of the Legion of Merit, Officer of the Order of Canada, Freedom Award, Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa, Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction, honorary doctorate at the Laval University, Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, Pearson Medal of Peace
position held: member of the Senate of Canada
official website: www.romeodallaire.com
Roméo Antonius Dallaire (born June 25, 1946) 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 ill-fated United Nations peacekeeping force for Rwanda between 1993 and 1994, and for trying to stop the genocide that was being waged by Hutu extremists against Tutsis. Dallaire is a Senior Fellow at the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) and co-director of the MIGS Will to Intervene Project. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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