KUER NPR UTAH — Valens Musoni was about five or six years old when the Rwandan genocide began 25 years ago. He grew up in the capital city of Kigali with his parents and 15 siblings, including half-brothers and half-sisters. He remembers his parents working on a farm, his siblings bring him treats from their school.
But Musoni’s whole world would change when violence broke out April 7, 1994.
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The 31-year-old has since met with other Rwandan genocide survivors in Utah. Together, the group organizes annual events to commemorate their country’s tragic past. Event organizers estimate there are 100-150 Rwandans living in northern Utah.
“We want people to join us and be aware about the genocide (so) it won’t happen again,” Musoni said.
On Saturday, the group did a 1-mile walk from Utah Capitol to the Hilton Hotel in downtown where they had speakers including Rep. Angela Romero, D-Salt Lake City, filmmaker and Rwandan genocide survivor Emmanuel Habimana and Dr. Daniel Wilderson, director of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education at St. Cloud State University.
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