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Stephen Kinzer
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Stephen Kinzer is an American journalist, historian, and author whose books include A Thousand Hills, an account of Paul Kagame and Rwanda.
Biography
Stephen Kinzer is an American author, historian, and journalist born on August 4, 1951. He formerly worked as a correspondent for The New York Times. His writing includes several books as well as contributions to newspapers and news agencies.
His 2008 book, A Thousand Hills: Rwanda's Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It, tells the story of Paul Kagame’s return to Rwanda after a generation in exile. It follows Kagame’s experiences as an intelligence agent, his training in Cuba and the United States, his formation of a rebel army, and his ambitions for Rwanda as president.
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Books by Stephen Kinzer
A Thousand Hills
A Thousand Hills traces Paul Kagame’s journey from refugee and exile to Rwanda’s president, covering his influences, intelligence work, military training, and bloody rebellion. It also examines his ambition to make Rwanda Africa’s first middle-income country within a generation.