Georges Ruggiu

Quick Facts

Full Name	Georges Ruggiu
Occupation	Radio Personality
Date Of Birth	Oct 12, 1957(1957-10-12)
Age	67
Birthplace	Verviers
Country	Belgium
Birth City	Wallonia
Horoscope	Libra

Georges Ruggiu Biography

Georges Ruggiu is one of the most popular and richest Radio Personality who was born on October 12, 1957 in Verviers, Wallonia, Belgium.

Ruggiu’s mother was a Belgian teacher, his father an Italian fireman. Until the age of 35 he lived at home and worked in Verviers, first as “a counsellor for young drug addicts and then as a teacher for mentally handicapped children”. In 1992 he moved to the city of Liège, commuting to Brussels to work in a social security office. In Liège he “befriended a Rwandan Hutu, was drawn into the Rwandan expatriate community and was soon seen in the company of Rwandan diplomats and officials of President Juvénal Habyarimana’s party, the MRND”. He began visiting Rwanda and moved there in 1993.

He accepted responsibility for his actions, stating “certain people were killed in Rwanda in 1994 and that I was responsible and culpable”. Ruggiu detailed the inner workings of Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines, stating the radio station was used to convey “the ideology and plans of Hutu extremists in Rwanda”.

Georges Ruggiu Net Worth

Georges Ruggiu is one of the richest Radio Personality from Belgium. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Georges Ruggiu 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Georges Henri Yvon Joseph Ruggiu (born October 12, 1957, in Verviers, Belgium) was a presenter on the Rwandan radio station Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines, which played a significant role in promoting the genocide against the Tutsi. Like the station’s other broadcasters, Ruggiu incited violence against Tutsi and moderate Hutu over the air. Ruggiu eventually pleaded guilty to charges of incitement to commit genocide and in 2000 was sentenced to 12 years in prison by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. An Italian- Belgian who became involved in Rwandan politics two years before the genocide, Ruggiu was the only non-Rwandan charged with involvement in the genocide.

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In February 2008, Ruggiu was flown to Italy to serve out the rest of his 12-year sentence in his country of citizenship. On 21 April 2009, Ruggiu was granted early release by the Italian authorities, a violation of the ICTR Statute.

Facts & Trivia

Gerhard Ranked on the list of most popular Radio Personality. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Belgium. Georges Ruggiu celebrates birthday on October 12 of every year.

When was the RTLM created?

In July 1993 , RTLM was created. It was a turning point. We had very few radio stations before then. There was Radio Rwanda, the national radio station which was controlled by the government, and a few other radio stations that could be heard by short wave.

Who was the person on the radio in Hotel Rwanda?

Georges Ruggiu
Occupation| Radio presenter (animateur), journalist
Conviction(s)| Incitement to genocide
Criminal penalty| 12 years in prison

Why is Tutsi called Cockroach?

Mukasonga referred to it as a “paper grave” to reflect how she escaped the situation and in memorial for her deceased relatives. The title “Cockroaches” was an insult against Tutsis uttered during the conflict.

How did the Rwandan genocide start?

The conflict started on April 6, 1994, when a plane carrying Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, a Hutu, was shot down. Under the cover of war, Hutu extremists launched their plans to destroy the entire Tutsi civilian population.

Where is Paul Rusesabagina now?

On 20 September 2021, he was found guilty of terrorism-related charges. During the court proceeding, he denounced president Paul Kagame and reported that he had been abducted from exile to stand trial in Rwanda. Following his conviction, Rusesabagina was given a 25-year prison sentence.