Eliézer Niyitegeka ( born 12 March 1952 in Kibuye prefecture , Rwanda – 28 March 2018 ) was a journalist , former politician , and high level participant in the 1994 Rwandan genocide . After studying journalism in Romania , Niyitegeka became first a journalist and presenter with Radio Rwanda and subsequently a Member of Parliament , then executive in a textile company and businessman . In 1991 , with the coming of multi party democracy to Rwanda , he was one of the founding members of the opposition party , the Republican Democratic Movement ( MDR ) . MDR advocated democracy , individual freedoms , the reunion of Rwandans regardless of ethnic considerations , and the end of violence . Its motto , as shown in the party 's statute , was : " Liberty , Justice and Work . From 1991 till 1994 , he was President of the MDR in Kibuye prefecture . Niyitegeka also held a seat in the national political headquarters of his party
Rwandan genocide
Rwandan genocide
Eliézer Niyitegeka