▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁Monsieur ▁Z ed ▁(" Mr . ▁Z "), ▁is ▁a ▁R wand an ▁business man ▁and ▁politician . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁former ▁governor ▁of ▁Ru hen ger i ▁pre fect ure ▁in ▁north western ▁R w anda . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁accused ▁of ▁collabor ating ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁R wand an ▁gen o cide ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁murder ▁of ▁D ian ▁F os sey . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Z ig ir any ira zo ▁served ▁as ▁governor ▁of ▁Ru hen ger i . ▁ ▁An ▁eth nic ▁H ut u , ▁he ▁was ▁well - connected ▁to ▁the ▁H ut u ▁establishment ▁of ▁polit icians , ▁business men ▁and ▁military ▁officers ▁which ▁then ▁controlled ▁R w anda : ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁Ag at he ▁K anz iga , ▁wife ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁R wand an ▁president ▁J uv én al ▁Hab yar im ana , ▁whose ▁assass ination ▁on ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁precip itated ▁the ▁events ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁gen o cide . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁he ▁res igned ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁pre fect ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁the ▁Univers ité ▁du ▁Québec ▁à ▁Montr éal ▁( U Q AM ) ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁Quebec , ▁Canada . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁exp elled ▁from ▁U Q AM ▁and ▁from ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁after ▁being ▁conv