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Joseph Gahama

Joseph Gahama (born October 28, 1953) is a Burundian historian specialized in African history.[1][2]

Prof.Joseph Gahama
Born (1953-10-28) 28 October 1953 (age 71)
CitizenshipBurundian
Alma materUniversity of Burundi
(Bachelor of Arts in History with Education)
Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University
(Masters in History)
(PhD in History of African Societies)
(Habilitation to direct research (HDR))
Scientific career
FieldsAfrican History
InstitutionsUniversity of Burundi, Kigali Institute of Education, University of Rwanda and East African University Rwanda

Gahama holds PhD in History of African Societies in 1980 from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. He served continuously 19 years as Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor and Professor of history department in University of Burundi from 1981 to 2000.[3][4]

In 2000, Gahama moved to Rwanda where he worked in various universities such as Kigali Institute of Education (KIE), University of Rwanda and East African University Rwanda .[5][6] He served as Vice Chancellor of East African University Rwanda from 2016 to 2020.[7][8]

Early life and education

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Prof. Joseph Gahama was born on October 28, 1953, in Bujumbura, Burundi. He finished lower education in Bujumbura and he holds bachelor of Arts in history with education from University of Burundi in 1976.[9]

In 1976, Gahama further enrolled in Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, France for post graduate degrees. He graduated with master's degree in history in 1977, and PhD in history of African societies from same university in 1980.[10][11]

Gahama obtained Habilitation to Direct Research (HDR) from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University since 1996.[12][13]

Academic career

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Gahama served as senior lecturer and head of history department at University of Burundi, Burundi from 1981 to 2000.[14][15]

In 2000, Gahama moved to Rwanda and served at former Kigali Institute of Education now University of Rwanda, College of Education in different positions for 16 years.[16] As professor of history from 2000 to 2016 additional to this, from 2004 to 2007 he served as director of research and consultancy, and from 2011 to 2016 served as dean of faculty of social sciences and business studies at same institution.[17][5]

In 2016, Gahama was appointed as vice chancellor of East African University Rwanda located in Nyagatare until the starting of his retirement in 2020.[8]

Additional career

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Professor Gahama served as a consultant for international organizations in their projects regarding to Africa including UNICEF, UNESCO, UNDP, the African Union to mention few.[18] He has participated, with presentation of papers, in more than a hundred international conferences and seminars. He is the author of several books, articles and chapters in collective works on the socio-political history of Africa of the Great Lakes, especially Burundi and Rwanda.[19][20][21] He is also a member of numerous national and international scientific and cultural associations[22]

Personal life

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Gahama is married with 4 children.

Publications

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Books

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  • Burundi, panorama historique, Le Caire, Etudes scientifiques, 1986.[23]
  • Bibliographie signalétique spécialisée sur l’histoire du Burundi, Bujumbura, RPP, 1991[24]
  • Les régions orientales du Burundi, Paris, Karthala, 1994[25]
  • L’institution des bashingantahe au Burundi, Bujumbura, Presses Lavigerie, 1999[26]
  • Démocratie, bonne gouvernance et développement dans la région des Grands Lacs, Bujumbura, RPP, 1999[27]
  • Le Burundi sous administration belge, Paris: Karthala, 2nd edition, 2001[15]
  • Une nouvelle approche pour écrire et enseigner l’histoire au Rwanda, Paris, Editions universitaires européennes, 2012[28]
  • African Perspectives in the 21st century., Dakar, CODESRIA, 2015
  • East African Community: Journey towards Regional Integration, IUCEA: Kampala, 2015
  • Peace, Security and Post- Conflict Reconstruction in the Great Lakes Region, Dakar, CODESRIA, 2017

Books reviews

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  • Burundi : Biography of A Small African Country, by Nigel Watt, 2011 [29]
  • La problématique de l’exécution des jugements et distorsions entre dispositions légales, pratiques sociales, coutumes et réalités locales au Burundi, by Dominik Kohihagen, 2007

References

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  1. ^ "Au coin du feu avec Joseph Gahama – IWACU". www.iwacu-burundi.org. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  2. ^ "Savoirs, sources et ressources sur le génocide perpétré contre les Tutsi au Rwanda". univ-droit.fr : Portail Universitaire du droit (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  3. ^ Feltz, Gaetan (1986). "Gahama (Joseph) : Le Burundi sous administration belge". Outre-Mers. Revue d'histoire. 73 (271): 240–242.
  4. ^ Iliffe, John (March 1985). "Burundi under Mandate - Le Burundi sous administration belge: la période du mandat 1919–1939. By Joseph Gahama. Paris: CRA/Karthala/ACCT, 1983. Pp. 465. 125F". The Journal of African History. 26 (2–3): 263–264. doi:10.1017/S0021853700037063. ISSN 1469-5138. S2CID 162221068.
  5. ^ a b "Academia wants changes in teaching of Rwanda's history". The East African. 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  6. ^ Redigé, par ndj (December 16, 2013). "La rwandité : Chercheurs et scientifiques au secours du discours idéologique politique de la citoyenneté rwandaise". Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  7. ^ Hakizimana, Jean Paul (October 29, 2018). "East African University Rwanda yatanze impamyabumenyi za mbere ku banyeshuri 109 (Amafoto)". Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Nyagatare: East African University yaremeye incike za Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi". Panorama. 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  9. ^ "ANNEXE D". cec.rwanda.free.fr. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  10. ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Burundi: Descent Into Chaos or a Manageable Crisis?". Refworld. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  11. ^ "Journée des indépendances — Ottignies Louvain-la-Neuve". www.olln.be (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  12. ^ Rene Anthere, Rwanyange (14 December 2013). "Abanyapolitiki mu gushakisha inkomoko nyayo y'u Rwanda n'Ubunyarwanda". Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  13. ^ "Another MISR Student successfully completes PhD Defence. | Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) - Makerere University". misr.mak.ac.ug. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  14. ^ Gahama, Joseph (2008-01-01), "The Universities of the Great Lakes Region of East Africa: Towards Cooperative and Shared Research", Universities as Centres of Research and Knowledge Creation: An Endangered Species?, Brill, pp. 101–107, ISBN 978-90-8790-480-7, retrieved 2023-09-21
  15. ^ a b Newbury, David (1987). "Review of Le Burundi sous administration belge; L'Abre-Mémoire: Traditions orales du Burundi". Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue Canadienne des Études Africaines. 21 (1): 112–115. doi:10.2307/485104. ISSN 0008-3968. JSTOR 485104.
  16. ^ unesdoc.unesco.org https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000182186. Retrieved 2023-09-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ^ "Mémoire d'un continent - Les Grands Lacs, une région difficile à connaître". RFI (in French). 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  18. ^ unesdoc.unesco.org https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000182591. Retrieved 2023-09-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ^ Lumumba-Kasongo, Tukumbi (2017). Peace, Security and Post-conflict Reconstruction in the Great Lakes Region of Africa. CODESRIA. ISBN 978-2-86978-752-0.
  20. ^ Gahama, Joseph (2015). "Les perspectives de l'Afrique au XXIe siècle". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  21. ^ Gahama, Joseph (1983-01-01). Le Burundi sous administration belge: la période du mandat 1919-1939 (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 978-2-86537-089-4.
  22. ^ "ANNEXE D". cec.rwanda.free.fr. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  23. ^ Etudes Scientifiques. Juin 1986 - J. GAHAMA. Burundi, panorama historique des origines à l'indépendance.
  24. ^ "44309418". viaf.org. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  25. ^ "Les régions orientales du Burundi". Karthala (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  26. ^ Ntahombaye, Philippe; Gahama, Joseph; Ntabona, Adrien (1999-01-01). The Bashingantahe Institution in Burundi: A Pluridisciplinary Study. Bujumbura.
  27. ^ Gahama, Joseph (1998). Démocratie, bonne gouvernance et développement dans la région des grands lacs (in French). Université du Burundi.
  28. ^ "Une nouvelle approche pour écrire et enseigner l'histoire au rwanda... - Librairie Eyrolles". www.eyrolles.com. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  29. ^ Watt, Nigel (October 2008). Burundi: The Biography of a Small African Country. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-932684-6.
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