Roméo Dallaire Politician

Lieutenant-General Roméo Antonius Dallaire, OC CMM GOQ MSC CD (born June 25, 1946) is a Canadian humanitarian, author and retired senator and general. Dallaire served as Force Commander of UNAMIR, the ill-fated United Nations peacekeeping force for Rwanda between 1993 and 1994, and attempted to stop the genocide that was being waged by Hutu extremists against Tutsis and Hutu moderates. Dallaire is the founder of The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative, a Senior Fellow at the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) and Co-Director of the Will to Intervene Project that released a policy recommendation report "Mobilizing the Will to Intervene: Leadership and Action to Prevent Mass Atrocities."

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Dallaire Roméo Antonius (birth name)
Birth date	June 25, 1946
Birth place	Netherlands , Denekamp
Profession	Canadian Forces , Lieutenant general

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military command	* 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group * Land Force Quebec Area * 1st Canadian Division * 5e Régiment d'artillerie légère du Canada * UNAMIR (Force Commander)
military rank	Lieutenant general
office	Senator from Quebec (Gulf)
other party	Liberal Party of Canada
service end	2000
service start	1963