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Francine Murengezi Ingabire
Age: 12
Favorite sport: Swimming
Favorite food: Eggs and chips
Favorite drink: Milk and Fanta tropical
Best friend: Her older sister Claudette
Cause of death: Hacked by machete
Bernadin Kambanda Age: 17
Favorite sport: Football
Favorite drink: Tea
Favorite food: Rice
Character: Clever at school
Cause of death: Killed by machete at Nyamata church
David Mucibaneza
Age: 10
Favorite sport: Football
Enjoyed: Making people laugh
Dream: Becoming a doctor
Last words: “UNAMIR [United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda] will come for us”
Cause of death: Tortured to death
Ariane Umutoni
Age: 4
Favorite food: Cake
Favorite drink: Milk
Enjoyed: Singing and dancing
Behavior: A neat little girl
Cause of death: Stabbed in her eyes and head
Nadia Chanelle Ruterana Kanyange
Age: 8
Favorite sport: Jogging with her father
Favorite sweets: Chocolate
Favorite drink: Milk
Favorite song: My Native Land which God Chose for me
Enjoyed: TV and music
Cause of death: Hacked by machete
Fidele Ingabire
Age: 9
Favorite sport: Football
Favorite food: Chips
Enjoyed: TV and the company of other children
Said: ‘Gusenga’-‘pray’ during the genocide
Cause of death: Shot in the head
Irene Umutoni
Age: 6
Uwamwezi
Age: 7
Relationship: Sisters
Favorite toy: A doll they shared
Favorite food: Fresh fruit
Behavior: Daddy’s girls
Cause of death: A grenade thrown in their shower
Aurore Kirezi
Age: 2
Favorite drink: Cow’s milk
Favorite game: Hide-and-seek games with her big brother
Behavior: Very talkative
Cause of death: Burnt alive at the Gikondo Chapel
Yvonne Uwera
Age: 5
Yves Mugisha
Age: 3
Relationship: Brother and sister
Yvonne’s favorite drink: Tea with milk
Yves’ favorite food: Chips
Behavior: Yvonne Daddy’s girl and Yves Mummy’s boy
Cause of death: Hacked by machete at grandmothere’s house
Fillette Uwse
Favorite toy: Doll
Favorite food: Rice and chips
Best friend: Her Dad
Behavior: A good girl
Cause of death: Smashed against a wall
Theirry Ishimwe
Age: 9 months
Favorite drink: Mother’s milk
Behavior: Cries a lot
Cause of death: Machete in his Mother’s arms
Note: Some of the images look younger than the age at death because the families did not have recent photos.
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