Protais Zigiranyirazo
Protais Zigiranyirazo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 February 1938 Giciye commune Rwanda-Urundi |
| Nationality | Rwanda |
| Other names | Mr Z |
| Alma mater | Université du Québec à Montréal |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Relatives | Agathe Habyarimana (sister) |
Protais Zigiranyirazo (born 2 February 1938) commonly known as Monsieur Zed ("Mr. Z"), is a Rwandan businessman and politician and was governor of the Ruhengeri prefecture in northwestern Rwanda from 1974 to 1989. Zigiranyirazo was a member of the Akazu, an elite circle of relatives and friends of former President Juvénal Habyarimana who pushed the Hutu Power ideology.
Accused of war crimes during the Rwandan genocide of 1994, he was ultimately acquitted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, after spending six years in prison.