Macron Unveils Rwanda Genocide Memorial in Paris, Marking 'Quest for Truth'
The monument, designed by Grada Kilomba, includes multilingual inscriptions and a QR code to provide visitors with historical context.
- On Tuesday, June 2, French President Emmanuel Macron and Rwandan President Paul Kagame unveiled the first permanent memorial to victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Paris.
- Dubbed "The Archive," the monument by Berlin-based Portuguese artist Grada Kilomba features two black brass steles on the Seine, honoring an estimated 800,000 lives lost between April and July 1994.
- Macron hailed the "unprecedented" rapprochement between Rwanda and France, stating the memorial marked the "culmination of a long and patient quest for truth" regarding France's 20th century role.
- Kagame praised Macron for his "courage and humanity," stating that while France "was not alone in falling short," no other country has gone as far in accepting its part in the tragedy.
- The memorial is now entered into the French National Heritage Register to ensure preservation, as Franco-Rwandan musician and writer Gael Faye noted: "We must strengthen this work of remembrance" for future generations.
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Rwandan President Paul Kagame, on a visit to France, and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron inaugurated, on Tuesday 2 June in the afternoon in Paris, a double stele on the banks of the Seine in memory of the victims of the 1994 Tutsis genocide, which claimed a million victims. A monument designed as a place of collectement, located near the Quai d'Orsay.
Macron unveils Rwanda genocide memorial in Paris, marking 'quest for truth'
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on Tuesday inaugurated a memorial in Paris honouring the victims of the 1994 genocide. Unveiling the installation on the banks…
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