Don Cheadle Editorial Photo

Don Cheadle, in 2004, lead role as Rwandan hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina in the genocide drama film Hotel Rwanda earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Actor Don Cheadle performed the opening speach at the Kwita Izina ceremony, June 5th 2010, Kinigi, Rwanda: the ceremony of giving a name to a new born baby commonly known as “Kwita Izina” has been part of the Rwandan tradition for centuries. This ceremony has also been used for past 3 decades now to give names to new born gorillas. The names attributed to the gorillas play a great part in the program of monitoring of each individual and gorilla groups in its habitat.