Roméo Dallaire is a soldier, a humanist, a peace advocate and a former senator. Today, we welcome the author to better understand the approach behind his fourth literary work, “Peace – The Journey of a Warrior”. Deeply marked by his experiences, he has devoted his life to defending victims of wars and conflicts on a global scale.
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To understand Roméo Dallaire’s military career, we have to go back to 1993. Sent by the UN with a civilian contract, he is stationed near the Ugandan border. At the time, Dallaire requested 5,000 UN troops, but received only 2,600, a force that quickly fell to 500. None of their Past experiences have not prepared Canadians what they were going to experience in Rwanda. In the space of 100 days, between April 6 and July 16, approximately 800,000 men, women and children were brutally massacred.
The writings of a man of heart
Dallaire traced his years of service through 3 notable books revealing poignant truths and heartbreaking historical moments. Among them, ” I shook hands with the devil » has established itself as a real literary success, selling nearly 100,000 copies. Long tormented by the psychological after-effects of a genocide that he was unable to prevent, despite his role as a powerless witness, the general found in This experience is the source of his dismay. In April 2004, the film adapted from this famous work illustrates his first return to Rwanda.
If we cannot agree on a coherent strategy that will allow us to anticipate and defuse conflicts between us, how can we believe that we can solve the problems affecting all humanity?
– Romeo Dallaire
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In this deeply humanist essay, Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire elaborates a reflection on the meaning of peace. Through the prism of his own life, he identifies ideological and political factors which hinder lasting peace and security at the international level as well as the path to follow to overcome them. A lucid and visionary story, Peace is the cry from the heart of a warrior who has known hell, who has passed through purgatory and who hope to guide us towards a better world.
