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Patrick Karegeya: Rwanda exile found dead in Johannesburg Patrick Karegeya: Rwanda exile 'murdered' in Johannesburg
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Exiled former Rwandan intelligence chief Patrick Karegeya has been found dead in a Johannesburg hotel room, South African police say. Exiled former Rwandan intelligence chief Patrick Karegeya has been apparently murdered in a Johannesburg hotel room, South African police say.
They say he might have been strangled, with a rope and bloodied towel found in a hotel safe.
He was stripped of the rank of colonel after falling out with his former ally, Rwandan President Paul Kagame.He was stripped of the rank of colonel after falling out with his former ally, Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
Mr Kagame had accused him of involvement in terrorist attacks in the Rwandan capital, Kigali. President Kagame's allies have previously denied accusations of links to a series of dissident killings.
Mr Karegeya, formerly head of Rwanda's foreign intelligence service, had lived in South Africa for the past six years.Mr Karegeya, formerly head of Rwanda's foreign intelligence service, had lived in South Africa for the past six years.
There is no confirmation of allegations by his party that he had been murdered.
President Kagame's allies have previously denied accusations that they are behind a series of killings of dissidents in recent years.
A fellow exiled dissident, former army chief Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, has survived two assassination attempts since fleeing to South Africa in 2010.A fellow exiled dissident, former army chief Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, has survived two assassination attempts since fleeing to South Africa in 2010.
The two men were among four exiled former top officials for whom Rwanda issued international arrest warrants in 2011.The two men were among four exiled former top officials for whom Rwanda issued international arrest warrants in 2011.
A military court sentenced them to long jail terms in absentia in 2011 for threatening state security and promoting ethnic divisions.A military court sentenced them to long jail terms in absentia in 2011 for threatening state security and promoting ethnic divisions.
In 2010, Gen Nyamwasa and Mr Karegeya formed a new opposition party - the Rwanda National Congress.In 2010, Gen Nyamwasa and Mr Karegeya formed a new opposition party - the Rwanda National Congress.
They were both part of Mr Kagame's rebel forces which came to power in 1994, ending the genocide of their fellow ethnic Tutsis.They were both part of Mr Kagame's rebel forces which came to power in 1994, ending the genocide of their fellow ethnic Tutsis.