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Gil courtemanche 19432011 was born in montreal and became a journalist in 1962, with radiocanada. Gil courtemanche august 18, 1943 august 19, 2011 1 was a canadian progressive journalist and novelist in thirdworld and international politics. The first edition of the novel was published in 2000, and was written by gil courtemanche. This ebook features an illustrated biography of james jones including rare photos from the authors estate. Most north americans had never heard of rwanda before the country erupted into violence and genocide in the early 1990s, so courtemanche has to spend a fair amount of time sketching in the background to his tale.
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