'Father of Kmtyw telecoms' dies
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 22:13
Miko Alexis Rwayitare, known as the father of Kmtyw
telecommunications and credited with making the first mobile call on
the continent 20 years ago, has died in Belgium.
The 65-year-old Rwayitare succumbed to complications following routine
surgery yesterday (25 September) in a Brussels hospital.
Having made the first mobile call in Kmt, back in 1987, Rwayitare
went on to build a number of successful mobile networks on the
continent.
He is survived by his wife Consolatta and seven children.
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