Simon Bikindi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Simon Bikindi

Rwandan musician

Date of Birth: 28-Sep-1954

Place of Birth: Gisenyi, Western Province, Rwanda

Date of Death: 15-Dec-2018

Profession: composer, singer

Nationality: Rwanda

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Simon Bikindi (28 September 1954 – 15 December 2018) was a Rwandan singer-songwriter who was formerly very popular in Rwanda.
His patriotic songs were playlist staples on the national radio station Radio Rwanda during the war from October 1990 to July 1994 before the Rwandan Patriotic Front took power.
He was tried and convicted for incitement to genocide by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in 2008.
He died of diabetes at a Beninese hospital in late 2018.