Lucien Nzabamwita
Born: 15 September 1966;
Place of Birth: Kinyami, Byumba Province, Rwanda;
Gender: Male;
Nationality: Rwanda;
Known also as: Karume Andre; Andre Kalume; Andrew Karume; Lucien Nzabanita.
Activities:
Nzabamwita is a military leader of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR)-group which was designated for fomenting violence and instability in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The FDLR is an armed group whose members include individuals responsible for the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
The group has been active in eastern DRC for years, destroying communities, committing heinous abuses, including sexual violence and the illegal recruitment and use of child soldiers, and causing mass-displacement.
As of late 2015, Nzabamwita was the commander of the FDLR-Forces Combattantes Abacunguzi (FOCA), the armed wing of the FDLR, Reserve Brigade, a unit that protects FDLR headquarters.
In late 2016, Nzabamwita became the head of the FDLR-FOCA Group 5.