Loss of Family

These are survivors’ accounts of losing loved ones in the midst of genocide.

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  Phansy Peang

  Language: English

  Cambodian Genocide Survivor

  Phansy details how she was affected by losing both her parents and children during the genocide.

  Born: December 10, 1950
  City of Birth: Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
  Country of birth: Cambodia
  Cooperatives: Kandal province (Cambodia); Pursat province (Cambodia)
  Liberated by: Vietnamese armed forces
  Liberation location: Pursat province (Cambodia)

   
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  Emmanuel Gatali

  Language: English

  Survivor of Genocide in Rwanda

  Emmanuel talks about the last time he saw his pregnant cousin alive.

  Born: January 10, 1975
  City of Birth: Rutonde (Rwamagana, Rwanda)
  In hiding: Kicukiro (Kigali, Rwanda)
  Liberated by: Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)
  Liberation location: Nyamirambo (Kigali, Rwanda)
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  Venuste Karasira on His Daughter's Death

  Language: English

  Survivor of Genocide in Rwanda

  Venuste describes losing his daughter right before his eyes.

  Born: 1953
  
  City of Birth: Kabagali (Gitarama, Rwanda)
  
  In hiding: Kicukiro (Kigali, Rwanda)
  
  Liberated by: Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)
  
  Liberation location: Nyanza (Kicukiro, Kigali, Rwanda)