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Paul Rusesabagina
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Born
June 15
,
1955
·
Murama-Gitarama, Rwanda
Mini Bio
Paul Rusesabagina was born on June 15, 1955 in Murama-Gitarama, Rwanda. He is known for
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
,
Last of the Longnecks (2017)
and
Efter tio (2006)
. He has been married to
Tatiana Rusesabagina
since 1989. He was previously married to Esther Sembeba.
Family
Spouses
Tatiana Rusesabagina
(1989 - present)
Esther Sembeba
(1967 - 1981) (divorced, 3 children)
Trivia
The film "Hotel Rwanda" is based on his real-life actions that saved the lives of more than 1000 Tutsi refugees from slaughter by the hands of Rwanda's Hutu dominated rebel government.
Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President
George W. Bush
on 9 November 2005. Other recipients were
Frank Robinson
,
Muhammad Ali
, Gen.
Richard Myers
,
Carol Burnett
,
Andy Griffith
,
Aretha Franklin
,
Vint Cerf
and his Internet codeveloper Robert Kahn,
Jack Nicklaus
, Alan Greenspan, and former congressman G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery.
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