Roméo Dallaire
Roméo Dallaire | |
|---|---|
Roméo Dallaire in 2017 | |
| Canadian Senator from Quebec (Gulf) | |
| In office March 25, 2005 – June 17, 2014 | |
| Nominated by | Paul Martin |
| Appointed by | Adrienne Clarkson |
| Preceded by | Roch Bolduc |
| Succeeded by | Éric Forest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roméo Antonius Dallaire June 25, 1946 Denekamp, Netherlands |
| Political party | Independent (2014–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (2005–2014) |
| Spouse |
Marie-Claude Michaud
(m. 2020)Elizabeth Roberge
(m. 1976; div. 2019) |
| Children | 3 (Willem, Catherine, Guy) |
| Alma mater | Royal Military College of Canada (BSc) |
| Website | www |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Branch/service | Canadian Army |
| Years of service | 1963–2000 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-general |
| Commands | |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of Canada Companion of the Order of Military Merit Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec Meritorious Service Cross Canadian Forces' Decoration |
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 United Nations peacekeeping mission in Rwanda between 1993 and 1994, during the Rwandan genocide. Dallaire was a Senior Fellow at the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) and co-director of the MIGS Will to Intervene Project.