| Rachel Nyiramandwa | |
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| Birth: | 1912? German East Africa (now Rwanda) |
| Death: | 30 December 2022 Butare, Rwanda |
| Age: | 110 years? |
| Country: |  RWA
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| Unvalidated | |
Rachel Nyiramandwa (c.1912? – 30 December 2022) was a Rwandan supercentenarian claimant whose age is unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Rachel Nyiramandwa claimed to have been born in German East Africa (now Rwanda) in 1912. She was born at the reign of King Yuhi V Musinga but lost her mother during childhood. She was raised by her aunt who named her ‘Nyiramandwa’. In her later life she lived in Ngiryi, a small village tucked away in Gasaka Sector in the hills of Nyamagabe District, Southern Province, approximately four hours from Kigali. She is also a survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi which took lives of her husband and three children. Nyiramandwa survived along with her daughter (currently aged 78) with whom they were still living together.
Nyiramandwa said she is grateful to president Paul Kagame because he gave her a home and cow, and his unwavering support reminds her of her children, husband and relatives who were killed during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. She managed to survive the Genocide with her daughter and they settled far away from their ancestral village of Ndiryi because they still feared for their loves. After Gacaca courts helped adjudicate Genocide cases and helped foster reconciliation, the family returned to Ndiryi. In August 2022, Nyiramandwa was visited by president Kagame again.
Nyiramandwa died at Butare University Teaching Hospital in Butare, Rwanda on 30 December 2022 at the claimed age of 110 yesrs. She had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for about a month before her death.
References[]
- Meet Nyiramandwa, the 107-year-old who loves to attend Kagame's campaign rallies The New Times, 28 July 2017
- Kagame Sends Third Cow To His Granny From The South KT PRESS, 13 March 2019
- Nyiramandwa wahindutse Nyiramana afite ishimwe kuri Perezida Kagame Bwiza, 20 July 2020
- Kagame Honours Invitation From 110-Year-Old Woman The New Times, 26 August 2022
- Rwanda’s Granny Nyiramandwa Passes On At 110 KT Press, 30 December 2022
- Nyiramandwa, cherished friend of President Kagame dies at 110 IGIHE news, 30 December 2022
- Perezida Kagame yashimye ubutwari bwaranze umubyeyi Nyiramandwa witabye Imana RBA, 31 December 2022