[2] The most popular RTML animateur in terms of airtime, his appeal was attributed to his "loose and comical style on the air".

What is known is that he received a master's degree while studying journalism in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) in the Soviet Union and subsequently worked at Rwandan newspapers Imvaho and Umurwanashyaka.

[6] Indeed, in one anthropological study conducted through on-the-ground research in Rwanda, both Hutus and Tutsis interviewed noted he was famous for his strong oratory skills.

Prior to the genocide, Habimana took a more moderate line on racial issues than most adherents of Hutu Power.

Habimana instructed listeners to "[l]ook at the person's height and his physical appearance... Just look at his small nose and then break it”.