Kwibuka Flame Tour, Mugina: Interview with Niyotumuragije Jean Damascene

Niyotumuragije Jean Damascene is a Genocide survivor from Mugina, Kamonyi District. In this interview, made at the Urumuri Rutazima Kwibuka Flame Tour stop in Kamonyi District, he answers the following questions:
- What ignited the belief that Hutu and Tutsi were different?
- Today you accepted an apology from a fellow Mugina resident on behalf of Hutu - what guided your acceptance?
- What is your advice for building the future of Rwanda?
The Urumuri Rutazima (Kwibuka Flame) will travel through Rwanda's thirty districts before reaching Kigali on 7 April 2014, the start of the national mourning period.
The flame symbolises remembrance as well as the resilience and courage of Rwandans over the past twenty years. Carried in a simple lamp, it will be used to light other lamps in communities around Rwanda. To mark the 20th commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi, all memorial fires throughout the country will stem from this single Kwibuka Flame.
On returning to Kigali, President Paul Kagame will use the Kwibuka Flame to light the National Flame of Mourning. This will take place on 7 April 2014, marking the official beginning of the national mourning period. The flame will also be the source of the fire used at the candlelit vigil at Amahoro Stadium on the evening of 7 April 2014.
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