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Paul Rusesabagina first gained international recognition for his actions during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, when, as manager of the Hôtel des Mille Collines in Kigali, he helped shelter more than 1,200 people fleeing the violence. His story later inspired the acclaimed film Hotel Rwanda. It earned him international recognition, including the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom, one of America’s highest civilian honors, which President George W. Bush presented to him in 2005. But in the years that followed, his life took a dramatic turn. As an outspoken critic of the Rwandan government, he became one of President Paul Kagame’s most prominent opponents. In 2020, he was arrested after arriving in Kigali under disputed circumstances, convicted on terrorism-related charges connected to an opposition group, and sentenced to 25 years in prison. His supporters describe him as a political prisoner and a champion of democracy. The Rwandan government maintains that he was lawfully prosecuted for supporting an armed group responsible for attacks on civilians.