Rwandan Genocide
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| Deaths | 500,000–1,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Perpetrators | Interahamwe |
| Impuzamugambi | |
| Target | Twa |
| Combatants | Hutu |
| Tutsi | |
| Rwandan Patriotic Front | |
| Interahamwe | |
| Dates | Apr 7, 1994 – Jul 15, 1994 |
| Death | Estimated: 491,000–800,000 Up to 1,143,225 (All victims) |
| Location2 | Rwanda |
| Motiv | racism |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 567285 |
About Rwandan Genocide
The Rwandan genocide occurred between 7 April and 15 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. During this period of around 100 days, members of the Tutsi minority ethnic group, as well as some moderate Hutu and Twa, were slaughtered by armed militias.
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... In 1995, a year after the Rwandan Genocide, a complaint was filed against Mr Munyemana in the city of Bordeaux...
Paul Rusesabagina: Hotel Rwanda hero set to be freed
... The Rwandan Genocide lasted 100 days from April 1994, when 800,000 people, mostly from the Tutsi ethnic group, were slaughtered by extremists from the Hutu community...
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... Rwanda has for many years criticised the Congolese authorities for failing to disarm Hutu rebels - some of whom are linked to the Rwandan Genocide in 1994...
Emmanuel Macron's mission to counter Russia in Africa
... However, Mr Macron has gone further in confronting the painful and sometimes shameful episodes of the past, commissioning historians to produce reports unsparing in their examination of France s track record in the war over Algerian independence and the events surrounding the Rwandan Genocide of 1994...
Survivors and leaders mark Holocaust Memorial Day
... The British actress was helping to hand out memorial candles, alongside Holocaust survivor Joan Salter (below, left) and Rwandan Genocide survivor Antoinette Mutabazi (below, right)...
George Alagiah takes TV break after cancer spreads
... As well as presenting the news, Alagiah has worked as a BBC News foreign correspondent and specialist on Africa and the developing world, covering events including the Rwandan Genocide and interviewing Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu...
Prince Charles and Camilla arrive in Rwanda for Commonwealth meeting
... During the visit, the heir to the throne will meet survivors and perpetrators of the Rwandan Genocide...
Paul Rusesabagina: Hotel Rwanda hero's family files $400m US lawsuit
... The Rwandan Genocide lasted 100 days from April 1994, when 800,000 people, mostly from the Tutsi ethnic group, were slaughtered by extremists from the Hutu community...
Rwandan genocide Photos
