Person

Jean-Marie Rugerero RUNIGA

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Born 1960,Rwanda. Named in 17 sanctions listings.

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Est entré en République du Rwanda le 16/03/2013. Il résidait encore au Rwanda en 2016. Il a participé à la création d'un nouveau parti politique congolais en juin 2016, l'Alliance pour le Salut du Peuple (ASP)

A July 9, 2012 document signed by M23 leader Sultani Makenga named Runiga as the coordinator of the political wing of M23. According to the document, Runiga's appointment was prompted by the need to ensure the visibility of the M23 cause. M23 has been engaged in active military operations in order to take control of territory in eastern DRC, according to the November 2012 IPIS report. M23 and FARDC fought over control of several towns and villages in eastern DRC on July 24 and July 25, 2012; M23 attacked the FARDC in Rumangabo on July 26, 2012; M23 drove FARDC from Kibumba on November 17, 2012; and M23 took control of Goma on November 20, 2012. Runiga is named as the "President" of the M23 in postings on the group's website. His leadership role is corroborated by the November 2012 Group of Experts report, which refers to Runiga as the "leader of the M23". According to a December 13, 2012 Associated Press article, Runiga showed the Associated Press a list of demands that he said will be presented to the Congolese government. Included in the demands are the resignation of Kabila and the dissolution of the national assembly. Runiga indicated that if given the opportunity, M23 could retake Goma. "And at this time we will not retreat," Runiga told the Associated Press. He also indicated that M23's political branch should resume its control of Goma as a precondition to negotiations. "I think our members who are in Kampala represent us. In due time I will be there, too. I am waiting for things to be organized and when Kabila will be there, I will go, too," Runiga said. According to a November 22, 2012 Reuters article, Runiga stated that M23 had the capacity to hang on to Goma after M23's forces were bolstered by mutinying Congolese soldiers from the FARDC: "Firstly we have a disciplined army, and also we have the FARDC soldiers who've joined us. They're our brothers, they'll be retrained and recycled then we'll work with them." According to a November 27, 2012 article published in The Guardian, Runiga indicated that M23 would refuse to obey a call by regional leaders of the International Conference of the Great Lakes to leave Goma in order to pave the way for peace talks. Instead, Runiga stated that M23's withdrawal from Goma would be the result, not a precondition, of negotiation. According to the 15 November 2012 Final Report of the Group of Experts, Runiga led a delegation that travelled to Kampala, Uganda on July 29, 2012 and finalized the M23 movement's 21-point agenda ahead of anticipated negotiations at the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region. According to a November 23, 2012 BBC article, M23 was formed when former members of the CNDP who had been integrated into the FARDC began to protest against bad conditions and pay, and lack of full implementation of the March 23, 2009 peace deal between the CNDP and the DRC that led to the CNDP's integration into the FARDC. According to the November 2012 Group of Experts report, several ex-M23 combatants claim that M23 leaders summarily executed dozens of children who attempted to escape after being recruited as M23 child soldiers. According to a September 11, 2012 report by Human Rights Watch (HRW), a Rwandan man, 18, who escaped after being forcibly recruited in Rwanda told HRW that he witnessed the execution of a 16-year old boy from his M23 unit who had tried to flee in June. The boy was captured and beaten to death by M23 fighters in front of the other recruits. An M23 commander who ordered his killing then allegedly told the other recruits "[h]e wanted to abandon us," as an explanation for why the boy had been killed. The report also states that witnesses claimed that at least 33 new recruits and other M23 fighters were summarily executed when they attempted to flee. Some were tied up and shot in front of other recruits as an example of the punishment they could receive. One young recruits told HRW, "[w]hen we were with M23, they said [we had a choice] and could stay with them or we could die. Lots of people tried to escape. Some were found and then that was immediately their death. According to a November 26, 2012 Le Figaro article, Runiga met with DRC President Kabila on November 24, 2012 to begin discussions. Separately, in an interview with Le Figaro, Runiga stated, "M23 is composed primarily of former FARDC military members who defected to protest the non-respect of the March 23, 2009 accords." He added, "M23's soldiers are deserters from the army who left with their arms in hand. Recently, we recovered a lot of equipment from a military base in Bunagana. For the moment, this allows us to regain territory each day and to repel all the attacks from the FARDC. Our revolution is Congolese, led by the Congolese, for the Congolese people."

Designation: M23, President

Entered the Republic of Rwanda on 16 March 2013. As of 2016, residing in Rwanda. Participated in the creation of a new Congolese political party in June 2016, the Alliance pour le Salut du Peuple (ASP). INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/5274633

(UE) 2015/614 du 20/04/2015 (ONU République démocratique du Congo - RCSNU 1533 (2004) et R (CE) 1183/2005) (FondementJuridique: 195)

Birth information published: year=1960; calendarType=GREGORIAN; circa=true; city=Bukavu; countryDescription=CONGO, Democratic Republic of (was Zaire); remark=Approximately 1960

CDi.028 Designation: M23, President. Entered the Republic of Rwanda on 16 March 2013. As of 2016, residing in Rwanda. Participated in the creation of a new Congolese political party in June 2016, the Alliance pour le Salut du People (ASP).

(UE) 1275/2014 du 01/12/2014 (ONU République démocratique du Congo - RCSNU 1533 (2004) et R (CE) 1183/2005) (FondementJuridique: 194)

(UE) 2017/396 du 07/03/2017 (ONU République démocratique du Congo - RCSNU 1533 (2004) et R (CE) 1183/2005) (FondementJuridique: 104)

2013年3月16日、ルワンダ共和国に入国。2016年現在、ルワンダ在住。2016年6月、コンゴの新党であるAlliance pour le Salut du Peuple(ASP)結成に参加した。同人に対するインターポール(国際警察刑事機構)・国連安全保障理事会特別手配書のウェブ・リンク:

(also Jean-Marie Rugerero RUNIGA)

Entered the Republic of Rwanda on 16 Mar 2013. As of 2016, residing in Rwanda. Participated in the creation of a new Congolese political party in June 2016, the Alliance pour le Salut du Peuple (ASP).

Birth information published: year=1960; calendarType=GREGORIAN; circa=1; city=Bukavu; countryDescription=CONGO, Democratic Republic of (was Zaire); remark=Approximately 1960

décision du comité des sanctions des Nations unies du 31/12/2012 (ONU République démocratique du Congo - RCSNU 1533 (2004) et R (CE) 1183/2005) (FondementJuridique: 892)

(UE) 53/2013 du 22/01/2013 (ONU République démocratique du Congo - RCSNU 1533 (2004) et R (CE) 1183/2005) (FondementJuridique: 101)

Entered the Republic of Rwanda on 16 March 2013. As of 2016, residing in Rwanda. Participated in the creation of a new Congolese political party in June 2016, the Alliance pour le Salut du Peuple (ASP). INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice:

(Date of UN designation: 2012-12-31)

Date de naissance publiée : vers 1960,; 09/09/1966

Adresse : RWANDA : Rubavu/Mudende

(UE) 2017/199 du 06/02/2017 (ONU République démocratique du Congo - RCSNU 1533 (2004) et R (CE) 1183/2005) (FondementJuridique: 103)

(also Jean-Marie Lugerero RUNIGA)

Entered the Republic of Rwanda on 16 March 2013. As of 2016, residing in Rwanda. Participated in the creation of a new Congolese political party in June 2016, the Alliance pour le Salut du Peuple (ASP).

Sanctions and listings17

  • Listed
    4 Feb 2013; 7 May 2013; 8 Apr 2025; 11 Mar 2015; 14 Oct 2016
    Effective
    8 May 2013; 13 Oct 2016; 5 Feb 2013; 8 Apr 2025; 11 Mar 2015

    Measures Against The Democratic Republic Of Congo - Ordinance of 22 June 2005 on measures against the Democratic Republic of Congo (SR 946.231.12), annexes 1 and 2

    State Secretariat for Economic AffairsSwiss SECO Sanctions/EmbargoesSwitzerland

    Programme SECO-DRCReference 23793Reference CDi.028seco.admin.chseco.admin.ch

  • Listed
    31 Dec 2012

    Democratic Republic Of Congo Sanctions - DRC

    United Nations Security CouncilUN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions

    Programme UN-SC1533Reference CDi.028Last updated 13 Oct 2016un.orgun.org

  • Listed
    24 Jan 2013

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

  • EU Restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Council Decision concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Council of the European UnionEU Consolidated Travel BansEuropean Union

    regulationType=council decision; organisationType=council

    Council Decision concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Programme EU-CODdata.europa.eusanctionsmap.eu

  • Listed
    24 Jan 2013

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

  • Listed
    8 Mar 2017
    Effective
    31 Dec 2012

    EU Restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - COD

    Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets UnionEU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)European Union

    regulationType=amendment; organisationType=council

    Designation date published: 2012-12-31

    2017/396 (OJ L60)

    Programme EU-CODReference EU.3642.15eur-lex.europa.eusanctionsmap.eu

  • Official designation

    La Principauté de MonacoMonaco National Fund Freezing ListMonaco

    (UE) 1275/2014 du 01/12/2014, (ue) 2017/396 du 07/03/2017, (ue) 2015/614 du 20/04/2015, décision du comité des sanctions des nations unies du 31/12/2012, (ue) 2017/199 du 06/02/2017 and (ue) 53/2013 du 22/01/2013

    Autorité de désignation publiée : Organisation des Nations unies

    Est entré en République du Rwanda le 16/03/2013. Il résidait encore au Rwanda en 2016. Il a participé à la création d'un nouveau parti politique congolais en juin 2016, l'Alliance pour le Salut du Peuple (ASP)

    geldefonds.gouv.mc

  • Listed
    31 Dec 2012

    Official designation

    Financial Intelligence CentreSouth Africa Targeted Financial SanctionsSouth Africa

    Reference CDi.028fic.gov.za

  • Listed
    31 Dec 2012

    DRC; UN List

    Ministerio de JusticiaArgentina RePET SanctionsArgentina

    Referencia publicada: CDi.028

    Reference CDi.028Last updated 13 Oct 2016repet.jus.gob.ar

  • Democratic Republic Of Congo Sanctions - décision du comité des sanctions des Nations unies du 31/12/2012 (ONU République démocratique du Congo - RCSNU 1533 (2004) et R (CE) 1183/2005); (UE) 2017/396 du 07/03/2017 (ONU République démocratique du Congo - RCSNU 1533 (2004) et R (CE) 1183/2005); (UE) 1275/2014 du 01/12/2014 (ONU République démocratique du Congo - RCSNU 1533 (2004) et R (CE) 1183/2005); (UE) 2017/199 du 06/02/2017 (ONU République démocratique du Congo - RCSNU 1533 (2004) et R (CE) 1183/2005); (UE) 2015/614 du 20/04/2015 (ONU République démocratique du Congo - RCSNU 1533 (2004) et R (CE) 1183/2005); (UE) 53/2013 du 22/01/2013 (ONU République démocratique du Congo - RCSNU 1533 (2004) et R (CE) 1183/2005)

    Direction Générale du TrésorFrench National Asset Freezing SystemFrance

    Est entré en République du Rwanda le 16/03/2013. Il résidait encore au Rwanda en 2016. Il a participé à la création d'un nouveau parti politique congolais en juin 2016, l'Alliance pour le Salut du Peuple (ASP)

    Programme UN-SC1533gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.frun.org

  • Democratic Republic Of Congo Sanctions - 1533 (Democratic People’s Republic of the Congo)

    Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeAustralian Sanctions Consolidated ListAustralia

    Targeted financial sanction and travel ban

    Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions—Democratic Republic of the Congo) Regulations 2008

    Listed by 1533 Committee on: 31 Dec. 2012 (amended on 13 Oct. 2016)

    Programme UN-SC1533Last updated 11 Dec 2025dfat.gov.auun.org

  • Listed
    24 Jan 2013

    Democratic Republic Of The Congo-Related Sanctions - DRCONGO

    Office of Foreign Assets ControlUS OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) ListUnited States

    DRCONGO and block

    Executive Order 13413 (DRC)

    Programme US-DRCReference 15717treasury.govofac.treasury.gov

  • Listed
    31 Dec 2012
    Effective
    27 Feb 2013

    コンゴ民主共和国に対する武器禁輸措置等に違反した者等(個人)

    Ministry of FinanceJapan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible PeopleJapan

    publication_date as published: 2012年12月31日(2016年10月13日修正)

    notification_date as published: 2017.3.10改訂

    notification_date as published: 2020.3.10改訂

    Reference 28Last updated 10 Mar 2020mof.go.jp

  • Listed
    3 Nov 2016

    Резолюція РБ ООН 1533 (2004)

    State Finance Monitoring ServiceUkraine SFMS BlacklistUkraine

    fiu.gov.ua

  • EU Restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Decision concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Council of the European UnionEU Consolidated Travel BansEuropean Union

    regulationType=council decision; organisationType=council

    Decision concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Programme EU-CODeur-lex.europa.eusanctionsmap.eu

  • Effective
    31 Dec 2012

    UK sanctions relating to the Democratic Republic of the Congo - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office; UNUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom

    Asset freeze and travel ban

    Programme GB-DRCReference 12839Reference DRC0042Reference CDi.028Last updated 18 Dec 2021gov.ukgov.uk

  • Listed
    1 Dec 2014; 7 Feb 2017

    EU Restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Federal Public Service FinanceBelgian Financial SanctionsBelgium

    2017/199 (OJ L32)

    1275/2014 (OJ L346)

    Programme EU-CODfinance.belgium.besanctionsmap.eu

Positions held6

  1. Period not retained

    President of M23.

  2. Period not retained

    Designation: M23, President.

  3. Period not retained

    Président du M23

  4. Period not retained

    3月23日運動(M23)の議長

  5. Period not retained

    President of the M23

  6. Period not retained

    M23, President

Other names12

Also known as11

ジャン‐マリ・ルゲレロ(Jean-Marie Rugerero)Rugerero Jean-Marieジャン‐マリ・ルゲレロRUNIGAJean-Marie Lugerero RUNIGAJEAN-MARIE LUGERERO RUNIGAJEAN-MARIE LUGEREROジャン‐マリ・ルゲレロ・ルニガJean-Marie Lugerero RunigaRUNIGA, Jean-Marie RugereroRuniga Jean-Marie Lugerero

Weak aliases1

Spellings the source flags as too generic to establish a match on their own.

Jean-Marie Rugerero

Addresses6

  • Rubavu / Mudende Rwanda

  • Rubavu/Mudende

  • Rubavu / Mudende, Rwanda

  • Rubavu/Mudende, RWANDA

  • ルワンダ共和国ムデンデ、ルバヴ(Rubavu/Mudende)

  • Rubavu, Rwanda

    Rubavu, MudendeRwanda

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