An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography, Paperback

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A remarkable account of the amazing life story of the man who inspired the film Hotel Rwanda Readers who were moved and horrified by Hotel Rwanda will respond even more intensely to Paul Rusesabagina s unforgettable autobiography. 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 would-be killers with a combination of diplomacy and deception. In An Ordinary Man, he tells the story of his childhood, retraces his accidental path to heroism, revisits the 100 days in which he was the only thing standing between his guests and a hideous death, and recounts his subsequent life as a refugee and activist.""

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Paul Rusesabagina

umanitar rwandezo-belgian · n. 1954

Paul Rusesabagina este un activist rwandez pentru drepturile omului și fost om de afaceri în domeniul hotelier. A activat ca manager al Hôtel des Mille Collines din Kigali, în perioada în care acesta a găzduit 1.268 de refugiați hutu și tutsi care fugiseră de milicienii Interahamwe în timpul genocidului rwandez.