Esther Kamatari
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|11|30|df=y}}Esther Kamatari et Marie Renault, Princesse des Rugo. Mon histoire, Bayard, Paris, 2001, {{p.|16}}.
| birth_place = Bujumbura, Ruanda-Urundi
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| spouse = Peter Bassez
Gilles Herbulot
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| issue = from first marriage:
Frédérique Bassez,Kamatari
Wilson Lixon ,
from second marriage:
Jade Herbulot Kamatari
Arthur Herbulot Kamatari <--list children in order of birth-->
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| father = Prince Ignace Kamatari
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| occupation = model, writer, artist
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Princess Esther Kamatari (born on 30 November 1951 in Bujumbura){{Cite web|url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/states/africa/burundi.html|title=BURUNDI|last=Soszynski|first=Henry|website=members.iinet.net.au|access-date=2018-05-23|archive-date=28 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728224716/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/states/africa/burundi.html|url-status=dead}} is a writer, model, and exiled Burundian princess.{{Cite web|url=http://royalbridges.org/home/project/hrh-princess-esther-kamatari-of-burundi/|title=HRH Princess Esther Kamatari of Burundi - Royalbridges.org|website=royalbridges.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-23}}
Biography
Esther Kamatari grew up in Burundi as a member of the royal family.{{Cite magazine |date=2008-06-05 |title=Life After the Throne - TIME |language=en-US |magazine=Time |url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1810834_1810842_1811161,00.html#:~:text=Kamatari%20spent%20her%20childhood%20as,of%20then-King%20Mwambutsa%20IV. |access-date=2022-05-29 |issn=0040-781X}} She was educated at l'Ecole Nationale d'Administration du Burundi.{{Cite web |title=Princess Esther Kamatari |url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Princess-Esther-Kamatari/108133575887892 |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}} Following independence in 1962, the king was overthrown in a military coup d'état, and the monarchy abolished in 1966. Kamatari fled the country in 1970 after her father's assassination and settled in Paris,{{Cite web |last=Refugees |first=United Nations High Commissioner for |title=Refworld {{!}} Burundi: Role of members of the former royal family, the Baganwa (singular, Ganwa) in the political arena; whether a movement supporting the return of the monarchy in Burundi exists; whether the Baganwa have facial traits that distinguish them from Hutus and Tutsis (May 2003 - May 2009) |url=https://www.refworld.org/docid/50b85e812.html |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=Refworld |language=en}} where she became the first African model in France.{{Cite web|last=Friel|first=Mikhaila|title=The incredible life of Princess Esther of Burundi, France's first Black model who left royal life behind after her father's assassination|url=https://www.insider.com/how-princess-esther-of-burundi-became-france-first-black-model-2020-6|access-date=2021-02-03|website=Insider}} An attempt to re-establish the kingdom ended with the murder of King Ntare V in 1972.
Burundi's post-independence history has been dominated by tensions between the Hutu majority and the Tutsi minority.{{Cite web |date=2011-04-14 |title=Burundi country profile |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13085064 |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Commission of Inquiry: Burundi |url=https://www.usip.org/publications/1995/09/commission-inquiry-burundi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311000231/https://www.usip.org/publications/1995/09/commission-inquiry-burundi |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 March 2017 |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=United States Institute of Peace |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Refugees |first=United Nations High Commissioner for |title=Refworld {{!}} Chronology for Tutsis in Burundi |url=https://www.refworld.org/docid/469f3874c.html |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=Refworld |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Crisis in Burundi, April 1995 |url=https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Urgent_Action/DC_Brndi495.html |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=www.africa.upenn.edu}} The civil war of the 1990s in Burundi and conflicts with neighbouring countries and the plight of thousands of child-victims of war led her to become involved with the Association of the People of Burundi in France. In Burundi she is known for her humanitarian work.{{Cite news |date=2004-09-24 |title=Princess for president in Burundi |language=en-GB |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3688238.stm |access-date=2022-05-27}}
A peace brokered by South Africa has made elections possible in Burundi, and Esther Kamatari and her Abahuza party, which means "bringing people together," will run on the platform of restoration of the monarchy.
Marriage and children
Esther is married to a French man named Gilles.{{Cite book |last=Shalako |first=Louis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=23-DAgAAQBAJ&dq=Esther+is+married+to+a+French+man+named+Gilles.&pg=PT73 |title=Redemption: an Inspector Gilles Maintenon mystery |date=2011-11-29 |publisher=Long Cool One Books |isbn=978-0-9866871-8-1 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2004-10-22 |title=Esther Kamatari: The princess who wants to be president |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/esther-kamatari-the-princess-who-wants-to-be-president-544723.html |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=The Independent |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=USman |first=M. A. Jr. |date=2011-03-24 |title=Esther Kamatari |url=https://tgbp.org/2011/03/24/esther-kamatari/ |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=TGBP |language=en}} He is a doctor. They have two children, Jade and Arthur. Esther already had a daughter, Frédérique.
Patronages
- President of Burundian Association in France (since 1990).{{Cite web |title=afrol News - Burundi princess, top model seeks presidency |url=http://www.afrol.com/articles/14302 |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=www.afrol.com}}{{Cite web |title=From princess to supermodel... to president? |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/from-princess-to-supermodel-to-president-224377 |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=www.iol.co.za |language=en}}
Honours
;Foreign honours
- 50px Knight of the National Order of the Lion (Republic of Senegal, 14 August 2002).{{cn|date=June 2020}}
Publications
- Kamatari, E. and Renault, M. 2001. Princesse des Rugo, mon histoire. Bayard, {{ISBN|2-227-13914-5}}{{Cite book |last=Kamatari |first=Esther |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47844083 |title=Princesse des rugo : mon histoire |date=2001 |publisher=Bayard |others=Marie Renault |isbn=2-227-13914-5 |location=Paris |oclc=47844083}}{{Cite web |title=9782227139145: Princesse des Rugo, mon histoire - AbeBooks - Kamatari, Esther; Renault, Marie: 2227139145 |url=https://www.abebooks.com/9782227139145/Princesse-Rugo-histoire-Kamatari-Esther-2227139145/plp |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=www.abebooks.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Esther Kamatari |url=https://aflit.arts.uwa.edu.au/KamatariEstherEng.html |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=aflit.arts.uwa.edu.au}}
Ancestry
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3688238.stm Princess for President of Burundi] via BBC News
- [http://www.afrol.com/articles/14302 Burundi Princess, top model seeks presidency] via Afrol News
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060225175800/http://www.boekenarena.nl/result-titel.asp?ISBN=9069747189 Information about the Dutch translation of Esther Kamatari's autobiography]
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