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This weekend marks the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the #RwandaGenocide, which claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and left many more homeless
Here's a look at how it all unfolded...
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Here's a look at how it all unfolded...
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In 1990, rebels of the Tutsi-dominated Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) invaded northern Rwanda from neighbouring Uganda
The RPF’s success prompted President Juvenal Habyarimana, a Hutu, to speed up political reforms #RwandaGenocide #Rwanda
The RPF’s success prompted President Juvenal Habyarimana, a Hutu, to speed up political reforms #RwandaGenocide #Rwanda
In August 1993, Rwanda and the RPF signed a deal to end years of civil war, allowing for power-sharing and the return of refugees
But President Habyarimana was slow in implementing it and a transitional government failed to take off #Rwanda #RwandaGenocide
But President Habyarimana was slow in implementing it and a transitional government failed to take off #Rwanda #RwandaGenocide
