Major General Fred Gisa Rwigema

Born on April 10,1957 in southern province of Rwanda,Rwigema and his family fled to Uganda in 1960's following the 1959 Genocide against the Tutsi.He was among the FRONASA rebels who together with the Tanzania army waged a war against the governement of President Idi Amin and toppled him in April 1979.When the RNA captured power in 1986,he was appointed deputy army commander and overall operations commander.He commanded many operations during the Luweero war.He also commended other operations in Northern Uganda including one against the Holy spirit movement led by prophetes Alice Lakwena.In february 1988,Rwigema was appointed the Ugandan Deputy minister of State for Defence.On October 1st 1990,he led Rwandan soldiers who defected from the Uganda army to wage a war that over threw the regime in Rwanda.Unfortenately ,he died on October 2,1990 on the second day of the attack.