Gilbert Tuhabonye

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gilbert Tuhabonye
Occupation	Motivational Speaker
Date Of Birth	Nov 22, 1974(1974-11-22)
Age	50
Birthplace	Songa
Country	United States
Birth City	Burundi
Horoscope	Scorpio

Gilbert Tuhabonye Biography

Gilbert Tuhabonye is one of the most popular and richest Motivational Speaker who was born on November 22, 1974 in Songa, Burundi, United States.

Tuhabonye is a survivor of the massacres during the Burundian Civil War of the early 1990s. In October 1993, members of the Hutu tribe invaded Tuhabonye’s high school and captured more than 100 Tutsi children and teachers. Most of the captives were killed with machetes; the rest were burned alive. After spending nearly nine to 10 hours hidden beneath the burning corpses of his classmates and suffering burns over much of his body, Tuhabonye managed to escape and seek medical attention. He published his account in This Voice in My Heart: A Genocide Survivor’s Story of Escape, Faith, and Forgiveness (HarperCollins Publishing, 2006).

By 1996, his running skills took him to the United States as part of an Olympic training program. He obtained a track scholarship at Abilene Christian University and was a national champion runner. Tuhabonye is the award-winning coach of Gilbert’s Gazelles Training Group in Texas. In 2006, he co-founded the Gazelle Foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve life for people in Burundi without regard to tribal affiliations. Today Gilbert is a US citizen and lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and children.

Gilbert Tuhabonye Net Worth

Gilbert Tuhabonye is one of the richest Motivational Speaker from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gilbert Tuhabonye 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Gilbert Tuhabonye (born November 22, 1974) is a Burundian long-distance runner, author, and motivational speaker. He was born in Songa, a town in the Commune of Songa, Burundi, where he survived a massacre during the Burundian Civil War. He moved to the United States and wrote a book about his survival. He is also married to Triphane and has two daughters named Emma and Grace.

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Who is Gilbert Tuhabonye Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Ranked on the list of most popular Motivational Speaker. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Gilbert Tuhabonye celebrates birthday on November 22 of every year.

Where does Gilbert tuhabonye live today?

Today Gilbert is a US citizen and lives in Austin, Texas , with his wife and children.

What languages does Gilbert speak running for his life?

At home the couple speak mostly Kirundi, their native tongue, though they try to speak English around Emma, an alternately shy and boisterous two-year-old. Gilbert also speaks French and Swahili. His English is very good, and he speaks it with a melodious lilt.

Who started the Gazelle Foundation?

It started on October 21, 1993 with Gilbert Tuhabonye , a Burundi survivor of the Hutu/Tutsi civil upheaval of the 1980’s and 90’s.

What is the Gazelle Foundation?

In 2006, Gilbert and a group of runners interested in helping others established the Gazelle Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation with a mission to fund and build clean-water projects in Burundi, Africa.