Patrick Karegeya
Patrick Karegeya | |
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| Director General, External Intelligence of the Rwandan Defence Forces | |
| In office 1994–2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 Mbarara, British Uganda |
| Died | December 31, 2013 (aged 53) Johannesburg, South Africa |
Patrick Karegeya (1960 – December 31, 2013) was a head of intelligence in Rwanda. He was a member of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) group that took power in Rwanda following the genocide against Tutsi. After becoming a critic of RPF leader Paul Kagame, he was stripped of his rank and jailed. Following a time in exile, he was assassinated in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 31, 2013.