Alison Des Forges
Historian, Award Winner
1942 – 2009
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Who was Alison Des Forges?
Alison Des Forges was an American historian and human rights activist who specialized in the African Great Lakes region, particularly the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. At the time of her death, she was a senior advisor for the African continent at Human Rights Watch.
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- Born
- Aug 20, 1942
Schenectady - Also known as
- Alison L. Des Forges
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Yale University
- Radcliffe College
- Died
- Feb 12, 2009
Clarence Center
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on July 23, 2013
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