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Paul Rusesabagina, inspiration for "Hotel Rwanda", arrives in US after release from prison

Paul Rusesabagina, who is credited with saving more than 1,000 people by sheltering them at the hotel he managed during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and who inspired a Hollywood film, attends a court hearing in Kigali on February 26, 2021. © Muhizi Olivier, AP

Outspoken Rwandan government critic Paul Rusesabagina, whose efforts to save people during the 1994 genocide inspired the Hollywood film "Hotel Rwanda," has arrived in the United States after being freed from prison, the White House said Wednesday.

"I'm pleased to welcome Paul Rusesabagina back to the United States. We're glad to have him back on US soil & reunited with his family & friends who've long waited for this day to come," US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan tweeted.

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