Roméo Dallaire
Canadian retired general and politician (b. 1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Roméo Antonius Dallaire OC CMM GOQ MSC CD (born June 25, 1946) is a retired Canadian politician and military officer who was a senator from Quebec from 2005 to 2014, and a lieutenant-general in the Canadian Armed Forces. He notably was the force commander of UNAMIR, the ill-fated United Nations peacekeeping force for Rwanda between 1993 and 1994, and for trying to stop the genocide that was being waged by Hutu extremists against Tutsis. Dallaire is a Senior Fellow at the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) and co-director of the MIGS Will to Intervene Project.[4][5]
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Roméo Dallaire | |
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Canadian Senator from Quebec (Gulf) | |
In office March 25, 2005 – June 17, 2014 | |
Nominated by | Paul Martin |
Appointed by | Adrienne Clarkson |
Preceded by | Roch Bolduc |
Succeeded by | Éric Forest |
Personal details | |
Born | Roméo Antonius Dallaire (1946-06-25) June 25, 1946 (age 77) Denekamp, Netherlands |
Political party | Independent (2014–Present) |
Other political affiliations | Liberal (2005–2014) |
Spouse |
Marie-Claude Michaud
(m. 2020)Elizabeth Roberge
(m. 1976; div. 2019) |
Children | 3 (Willem, Catherine, Guy) |
Alma mater | Royal Military College of Canada (BSc) |
Website | www |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Canada |
Branch/service | Land Force Command |
Years of service | 1963–2000 |
Rank | Lieutenant-general |
Commands | |
Awards | Officer of the Order of Canada Companion of the Order of Military Merit Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec Meritorious Service Cross Canadian Forces' Decoration |
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