Perpétue Nshimirimana
Perpétue Nshimirimana (born February 1961) is a Burundian diplomat and writer.
Born in Bujumbura, Nshimirimana studied at the Lycée Clarté Notre Dame de Bujumbura before traveling to Algeria for university, where she received a diploma in journalism from the Institut National des Sciences de l'Information et de la Communication. She returned home in 1984 to work at the Radio Télévision Nationale du Burundi. She served as a member of the national council on communication and the national UNESCO commission. From 1991 to 1992 she was a constitutional commission member, and in 1993 she served on the national electoral commission. After the election of Melchior Ndadaye as president, Nshimirimana was named Permanent Representative of Burundi to the United Nations in Geneva, a role which ended with the assassination of Ndadaye later in 1993.[1] As of 2015 she lived in Switzerland.[2] In 2005 she received the "Femme exilée, Femme engages" prize for her work with Burundian orphans.[3]
Nshimirimana's autobiography, Lettre à Isidore, was published in 2004.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Perpétue Nshimirimana". Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ Ubwanditsi. "Lettre ouverte de Perpétue Nshimirimana à Bernard-Henri Lévy. - burundibwiza.com". Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "BURUNDI. Perpétue NSHIMIRIMANA lauréate du prix " Femme exilée, Femme engagée " - UMOYA". Retrieved 25 November 2016.
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