Juvenal Uwilingiyimana

Juvénal Uwilingiyimana (1951-2005) was a Rwandan politician. He held the position of Minister of Commerce and as head of national parks. He was an ethnic Hutu and originated in the prefecture of Gisenyi.

In 1989, he was appointed Minister of Commerce in the MRND government of Juvénal Habyarimana. In 1994 he became the director of national tourism in the provisional government after the murder of Habyarimana. After the genocide

Shortly after, following the victory of the RPF after the genocide of Rwanda, Uwilingiyimana fled from country. As of 2005, he lived in Anderlecht, Belgium, a suburb of Brussels.

On June 10, 2005, he was charged with complicity in the genocide of Rwanda by the International Criminal Court for Rwanda. The charges included incitement to commit genocide, complicity in genocide and murder. After his indictment, Uwilingiyimana met with officials of the TPIR several times from August to November 2005, and provided information that was later used in the prosecution of other members of the old regime