{"id":47461,"date":"2023-02-01T09:38:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T09:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/president-kagame-first-lady-jeannette-kagame-pay-homage-to-national-heroes-47461\/"},"modified":"2023-02-03T11:10:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T11:10:11","slug":"president-kagame-first-lady-jeannette-kagame-pay-homage-to-national-heroes-47461","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/president-kagame-first-lady-jeannette-kagame-pay-homage-to-national-heroes-47461\/","title":{"rendered":"President Kagame, First Lady Jeannette Kagame pay homage to national heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They paid homage to National Heroes on 1st February 2023 as Rwanda   commemorated the 29th National Heroes Day. <\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s National Heroes Day is observed under the theme \u2018Our Heroism, Our Dignity\u2019.  <\/p>\n<p>The celebration at national level was held at the National Heroes Mausoleum located in Remera. <\/p>\n<p>The ceremony was also attended by top government officials, diplomats accredited to Rwanda and representatives from heroes\u2019 families among others.<\/p>\n<p>A minute of silence was observed and the national anthem was sung before paying homage and laying wreaths at the National Heroes Mausoleum.  <\/p>\n<p>According to the law establishing the Chancellery for Heroes, National Orders and Decorations of Honor &#8220;a hero is any person who pursues objectives he\/she undertakes to obtain a special achievement for the public interest and with high proven integrity, sacrifice and noble courage in his\/her acts and who avoids being a coward in his\/her actions in very trying situations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>{{Rwandan heroes are classified into three categories namely:}}<\/p>\n<p>{{Imanzi:}} The unknown soldier and Major General Fred Gisa Rwigema.<\/p>\n<p>{{Imena:}} Mutara III Rudahigwa, Rwagasana Michel, Agathe Uwiringiyimana, Niyitegeka F\u00e9licit\u00e9 and Nyange students.<\/p>\n<p>{{Ingenzi:}} No hero was classified in this category.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-46031 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/33-157-aba72.jpg\" alt=\"President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame have paid homage to national heroes as Rwanda marked the 29th National Heroes Day. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-46032 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ilkk.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-46033 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2d92e10f-414d-4fdb-acae-49da93ef2def.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-46034 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/91717a0f-797e-4480-bee5-76501e5ad7d1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-46035 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/bf42abb4-4721-4189-a387-d5f5f532fc91.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame have honored national heroes and laid a wreath at the National Heroes Mausoleum located in Remera, Gasabo District of Kigali City.}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[72,75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-47461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-featured-news-home","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default 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