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Butare · Alexandria

Place · 1920s CE

Butare

Also known as

Astrida
Astrida
Astrida
Astrida
Astrida
Astrida

Image illustrating Butare — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Butaresee Wikimedia Commons

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Connected to

birthplace ofAbouba Sibomana1989 CE
birthplace ofBeata Umubyeyi Mairesse1979 CE
birthplace ofBernard Makuza1962 CE
birthplace ofCanisius Bizimana1984 CE
birthplace ofMathilde Mukantabana1958 CE
place of death ofRosalie Gicanda1928 CE

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