Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust
People, places, and groups
1. 2. Rwanda- country in which she lived
3. Kibuye-Rwandan providence where Immaculée lived
4. Mataba- village in which she grew up
5. Kigali-capital of Rwanda
6. Lake Kivu-place where she use to go swimming (lake)
7. Tutsis-African people living in Rwanda and Burindi
8. Hutus-African people living mainly in Rwanda; in power when genocide broke out
9. RPF-Rwandan Patriotic Front; rebel group that attached the Hutu government
10. Interahamwe-those who attack in groups
11. Juvénal Habyarimana-president of Rwanda who was killed in a plane crash
12. Paul Kagame-current president of Rwanda and former leader of the RPF
13. Immaculée-author, the one telling the whole story, and main character in the book 14. Leonard- her father
15. Rose-her mother
16. Aimable-oldest brother (survived)
17. Damascene-next brother down
18. Vianney-youngest brother
19. Buhoro-the teacher; one of Bonn’s uncles
20. Clementine- her friend; gorgeous; Tutsi like her
21. Sarah-her friend
22. John-her boyfriend
23. Augustine-friend of Vianney
24. Pastor Murinzi-man who hides Immaculée and others girls for several months; ultimately saves their lives
25. Lechim- son of the pastor; one of the youngest out of 10; was her first kiss when she was 20
26. Dusenge- daughter of the pastor; one of the youngest out of 10
27. Janet- her bestfriend; Hutu; disowns her
28. Sembeba-one of the pastors sons
29. Athanasia- girl who was hid in the space with Immaculée; 14 years old
30. Beata-another girl who hid in the space with her who was 12 years old; “Blessed” and was wearing her school uniform
31. Therese-55 years old; the oldest one hiding with her and the other girls
32. Claire- hiding with them; she was Immaculée’s age, she was scared and frightened
33. Sanda- Claire’s little sister; 7 years old and the youngest of the group; she was in shock
34. Roméo Dallaire- the Canadian general in charge of the UN peacekeepers
35. The Abashi- a primitive tribe who lived deep in the forest and had virtually no contact with the outside world
36. Malaba- joined Immaculée and the others in the bathroom; was the same age as her
37. Solange- joined Immaculée and the others in the bathroom; was a teenager
38. Marianne- one of the pastor’s eldest daughters who had been hiding Malaba and Solange
39. Jean Paul- good friend of her brothers’; tells her about her parent’ and Vianney’s deaths
40. Jean Baptiste- John Paul’s brother
41. Laurent- her friend, a Hutu who lived a few houses away; hid Jean Paul and Jean Baptiste but went out every day and killed Tutsi’s with the people who killed their family
42. Murenge-her mother’s friend whom she went to borrow money from but was turned away. She told the killers to take joined Immaculée’s mother and kill her in the street
43. Bonn- good friend of Damascene from school (Hutu)
44. Jeanne and Esperance- Immaculée’s aunts
45. Nsenge-very good friend of