Zura Karuhimbi

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Birthday 30th November, 1924
Birthplace Gitarama, Rwanda-Burundi
Died 17th December, 2018
Place of Death Musamo, Ruhango District, Rwanda
Occupation Text Traditional healer

Zura Karuhimbi (c. 1925 – 17 December 2018) was a Rwandan woman who saved more than 100 people from being killed by Hutu militias during the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda . A traditional healer, she hid the refugees in her house and deterred attackers by exaggerating her reputation as a witch.
Her role was recognized in 2006 by the award of the Campaign Against Genocide Medal by Rwandan President Paul Kagame.

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