Full Text of HR1193 96th General Assembly
HR1193 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to honor Paul Rusesabagina for his | 4 |
| incredible courage in saving the lives of more than 1,200 | 5 |
| people during the 1994 Rwandan genocide; and
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| WHEREAS, In the spring of 1994, Hutu extremists took to the | 7 |
| streets of Rwanda, systematically massacring their minority | 8 |
| Tutsi and moderate Hutu neighbors; after 100 days of slaughter, | 9 |
| over 800,000 people were killed by Hutu militias; and
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| WHEREAS, During this nightmarish time, the Hotel des Mille | 11 |
| Collines in Kigali, Rwanda became a home to more than 1,200 | 12 |
| Rwandan refugees, who hid in the luxury hotel to save their | 13 |
| lives and those of their families; and
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| WHEREAS, At great risk to his own life, Paul Rusesabagina, | 15 |
| manager of the Hotel des Mille Collines, used his wits, | 16 |
| international contacts, and negotiating skills to keep the | 17 |
| refugees safe until the cessation of the massacre; and
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| WHEREAS, Paul Rusesabagina is the founder and president of | 19 |
| the Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation, an organization | 20 |
| based in Chicago that helps to provide a voice to the victims | 21 |
| of genocide and supports peace efforts in Rwanda and throughout |
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| the world; in furtherance of the organization's mission, he has | 2 |
| spoken to large organizations of journalists, educators, | 3 |
| students, policymakers, business leaders, and human rights | 4 |
| activists throughout Europe and the United States about social | 5 |
| justice, human rights activism, and the lessons learned from | 6 |
| the Rwandan genocide; and
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| WHEREAS, Paul Rusesabagina is the real-life hero of the | 8 |
| film Hotel Rwanda and served as a special consultant for the | 9 |
| film; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, Paul Rusesabagina has been the recipient of | 11 |
| numerous awards and accolades in recognition of his incredible | 12 |
| bravery; in 2000, he received the Immortal Chaplains Prize for | 13 |
| Humanity; in 2005, he received the Presidential Medal of | 14 |
| Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States, from | 15 |
| President George W. Bush; that same year, he was honored with | 16 |
| the National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Award and the | 17 |
| Humanitarian Award from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation; and
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| WHEREAS, Paul Rusesabagina is the guest of honor at the | 19 |
| 48th Annual Governor's Prayer Breakfast at the Crowne Plaza | 20 |
| Hotel in Springfield on May 12, 2010; and | 21 |
| WHEREAS, Paul Rusesabagina's great courage and compassion | 22 |
| make him a model for the people of the State of Illinois and |
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| the world at large; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 4 |
| honor Paul Rusesabagina for his incredible courage and his many | 5 |
| accomplishments and wish him continued success and happiness in | 6 |
| the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to Paul Rusesabagina as a symbol of our esteem and | 9 |
| respect.
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