Rwandan genocide - Wikipedia
The Rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the Tutsi, occurred between 7 April and 19 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 killed by armed Hutu militias. Although the Constitution of Rwanda states that more than … See more
LocationRwandaAttack typeGenocide, mass murder, genocidal rape, ethnic cleansing
- 800,000 people
- According to 2 sources
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Rwanda genocide: 100 days of slaughter - BBC News
WEBApr 4, 2019 · Between April and July 1994, an estimated 800,000 Rwandans were killed in the space of 100 days. A group of Tutsi exiles formed a rebel group, the Rwandan …
Rwandan Genocide ‑ Facts, Response & Trials | HISTORY
- Rwandan Ethnic Tensions. By the early 1990s, Rwanda, a small country with an …
- Rwandan Genocide Begins. This Day In History: 04/07/1994 - Civil War Erupts in Rwanda. On …
- Slaughter Spreads Across Rwanda. The mass killings in Kigali quickly spread from that city …
- International Response. As in the case of atrocities committed in the former Yugoslavia …
- Rwandan Genocide Trials. In October 1994, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda …
Rwanda genocide of 1994 | Summary, History, Date, Background, …
WEBSep 14, 2024 · The Rwanda genocide of 1994 was a planned campaign of mass murder in the country that occurred over some 100 days in April–July 1994. The genocide was …
New mass graves in Rwanda reveal cracks in reconciliation …
WEBApr 5, 2024 · New mass graves are still being found in Rwanda, 30 years after the country's genocide in which an estimated 800,000 Tutsi were killed by extremist Hutu in massacres …
Rwanda genocide of 1994 - Ethnic Conflict, Hutu-Tutsi, …
WEBSep 14, 2024 · Rwanda genocide of 1994 - Ethnic Conflict, Hutu-Tutsi, Massacres: On the evening of April 6, 1994, a plane carrying Habyarimana and Burundian Pres. Cyprien Ntaryamira was shot down over Kigali, …
Mass graves are still being found, almost 30 years after Rwanda's ...
WEBJan 25, 2024 · KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — A Rwandan official said Thursday that the remains of 119 people believed to be victims of the 1994 genocide have been discovered in the …
The Rwanda Genocide | Holocaust Encyclopedia
WEBApr 5, 2021 · From April to July 1994, extremist leaders of Rwanda’s Hutu majority directed a genocide against the country’s Tutsi minority. Killings occurred openly throughout Rwanda on roads and in fields, churches, …
Rwanda genocide: World failed us in 1994, President …
WEBApr 7, 2024 · Their victims were shot, beaten or hacked to death in killings fuelled by vicious anti-Tutsi propaganda spread on TV and radio. Thousands of Tutsi women were abducted and kept as sex slaves.
Rwanda 30 years on: understanding the horror of …
WEBApr 9, 2024 · This month marks 30 years since the start of the 1994 genocide against Rwanda’s Tutsi communities. Around 800,000 Tutsi were killed by armed Hutu militia and citizens over 100 days.
