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- Paul Rusesabagina was born on June 15, 1955 in Murama-Gitarama, Rwanda. He is known for Hotel Rwanda (2004), Last of the Longnecks (2017) and Efter tio (2006). He has been married to Tatiana Rusesabagina since 1989. He was previously married to Esther Sembeba.
- SpousesTatiana Rusesabagina(1989 - present)Esther Sembeba(1967 - 1981) (divorced, 3 children)
- The film "Hotel Rwanda" is based on his real-life actions that saved the lives of more than 1000 Tutsi refugees from slaughter by the hands of Rwanda's Hutu dominated rebel government.
- Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush on 9 November 2005. Other recipients were Frank Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Gen. Richard Myers, Carol Burnett, Andy Griffith, Aretha Franklin, Vint Cerf and his Internet codeveloper Robert Kahn, Jack Nicklaus, Alan Greenspan, and former congressman G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery.
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