Senate romeo dallaire biography
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Lieutenant-General (ret) The Honourable Roméo A. Dallaire, O.C., C.M.M.
G.O.Q., M.S.C., C.D., L.O.M. (U.S.), B.ésS., LL.D. (Hon.), D.Sc.Mil (Hon.), D.U.
General Roméo Dallaire is a celebrated advocate for global human rights, as well as a highly-respected author, public speaker, leadership consultant, international advisor, former Canadian Senator, and founder of la Fondation Roméo Dallaire and the Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace, and Security. Throughout his distinguished military career, General Dallaire served most notably as Force Commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda during the 1994 genocide.
General Dallaire provided the United Nations with information about the planned massacre, which ultimately took more than 800,000 lives in less than 100 days; yet, the UN ordered him not to intervene and demanded his withdrawal. General Dallaire, along with a small contingent, including Canadian, Ghana
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Roméo Dallaire fryst vatten a former Canadian medlem av senat, humanitarian, author, and retired General. He has had a distinguished career in the Canadian military, achieving the rank of Lieutenant-General and in 1988 becoming Assistant Deputy Minister in the Department of National Defence. LGen Dallaire fryst vatten widely known for having served as Force Commander of UNAMIR, the ill-fated United Nations peacekeeping force for Rwanda from 1993-1994, and for trying to stop the genocide that was being waged bygd Hutu extremists against Tutsis and Hutu moderates. His book Shake Hands with the Devil, about his experiences in Rwanda, has garnered numerous international literary awards, and is the basis of a full-length feature spelfilm released in 2007.
Currently, LGen Dallaire fryst vatten a distinguished Senior Fellow at the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) at Concordia University, as well as Co-Director of the MIGS Will to Intervene Project. He also leads the Child Soldiers Initiative (CSI), a
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Roméo Antonius Dallaire
Lieutenant-General The Honourable Roméo Antonius Dallaire, (Retired) Senator OC, CMM, GOC, MSC, CD, BSc
Honorary Doctor of Sacred Letters
The son of a Canadian soldier and Dutch mother, Roméo Antonius Dallaire was born in the Netherlands and arrived in Canada as an infant. Raised in Montreal, he enlisted in the Canadian Forces at the age of 14 and attended le Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean as an officer cadet. He served in the military until he retired with the rank Canadian Army Lieutenant-General after 36 years of service. Dallaire was appointed to the Canadian Senate in 2005 where he continues to serve this country as a Senator.
During his distinguished military career, Dallaire served in North America, Europe, and Africa. Most notably, Dallaire was appointed Force Commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda prior to and during the 1994 genocide.
A devoted humanitarian, Dallaire is an outspoken advocate for h