The unassuming hotel manager in a smartly pressed suit became the world's most famous Rwandan after the film's release, but angered his government by using the Hollywood limelight to crusade for political change in his tightly controlled homeland.
His family has rejected the allegations, insisting Rusesabagina was a political prisoner, whose character never strayed from the quietly courageous man portrayed by Don Cheadle in the Oscar-nominated blockbuster. Carine Kanimba: 'Dad has always advocated for justice, peace and human rights. Now he's the one whose rights are being violated'.In April 1994, when the genocide began, Rusesabagina was besieged inside the Mille Collines with his family and hundreds of guests -- mainly ethnic Tutsis like his wife, seeking refuge from machete-wielding mobs outside the hotel gates.
American journalist Philip Gourevitch, who met Rusesabagina while researching the genocide, described"a mild-mannered man, sturdily built and rather ordinary-looking". Rusesabagina left Rwanda in 1996 along with other moderates who believed the space for political opposition was fast shrinking. He relocated to Belgium with his wife and children and faded into obscurity.AFP/Mandel NganHe was awarded the US Presidential Medal of Freedom, and toured the globe warning of the evils of man.
Survivors from the Mille Collines turned against him, accusing Rusesabagina of profiting from their misery and embellishing his heroics.
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