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Apollinaire HAKIZIMANA

Aliases

POETE; Amikwe LEPIC

Nationality

Rwanda

DoB

1964

Address

Rutshuru, North Kivu, Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Official reason

Apollinaire Hakizimana (Hakizimana), a Rwandan national, is the FDLR’s defense commissioner. Hakizimana, Uwimbabazi, and Protegene are designated pursuant to E.O. 13413, as amended by E.O. 13671, for being leaders of the FDLR, an entity whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13413, as amended.

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1703

Date of listing

2023-08-24

Program information

Authority

US

Program

Democratic Republic of the Congo Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. 547

Regime

OFAC country specific / UN

Target State

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Measures

Blocking Property

Sanctions Portfolio

https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1556 460. Can U.S. persons do business with entities in North Korea? No. Unless authorized pursuant to a general or specific license from OFAC and/or BIS, Executive Order (E.O.) 13722 prohibits new investment in North Korea by a U.S. person and the exportation or reexportation, from the United States, or b...

Official Information

On May 28, 2009, OFAC issued the Democratic Republic of the Congo Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 547 (the “Regulations”) (74 FR 25439, May 28, 2009) to implement Executive Order 13413 of October 27, 2006 (71 FR 64105, October 31, 2006) (E.O. 13413). Executive Order 13671. On July 8, 2014, the President, invoking the authority of, inter alia, t...

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/11/15/2018-24696/democratic-republic-of-the-congo-sanctions-regulations