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The head of the Rwandan army, Lieutenant-General Jacques Musemakweli, died “of natural causes” Thursday in a military hospital, according to the Rwandan Defense Forces.
“Yes, General Musemakweli is dead, he was sick,” a senior Rwandan army official told the BBC.
The Rwanda Defense Force is deeply saddened to announce the untimely death of Lieutenant-General Jacques Musemakweli. He died on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at the Rwanda Military Hospital in Kanombe, following a natural death. https://t.co/LmUlz89vDA pic.twitter.com/fko4Bl6L0y
– Rwanda Defense Force (@RwandaMoD) February 12, 2021
General Musemakweli was appointed Chief of the General Inspectorate of the Rwandan Defense Forces in November 2019.
He previously held the positions of Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of the Presidential Guard and Commander of the Reserve Forces.
He was a member of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), a rebel force commanded by Paul Kagame which came to power in 1994.
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