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The Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF–Inkotanyi; French: Front patriotique rwandais, FPR) [2] is the ruling political party in Rwanda.. The RPF was founded in December 1987 by Rwandan Tutsi in exile in Uganda because of the ethnic violence that had occurred during the Rwandan Hutu Revolution in 1959–1962.
Following the RPF victory, approximately two million Hutu fled to refugee camps in neighbouring countries, particularly Zaire, [302] fearing RPF reprisals for the Rwandan genocide. [184] The camps were crowded and squalid, and thousands of refugees died in disease epidemics, including cholera and dysentery. [303]
The assassination set in motion the Rwandan genocide, one of the bloodiest events of the late 20th century. Responsibility for the attack is disputed, with most theories proposing as suspects either the Tutsi rebel Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) or government-aligned Hutu Power followers opposed to negotiation with the RPF. [1]
Rwanda marked the 30th anniversary on Sunday. * In 1990, rebels of the Tutsi-dominated Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) invaded northern Rwanda from neighbouring Uganda. The RPF's success prompted ...
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the start of the Rwanda genocide on April 7, 1994. A phoenix is rising from the ashes, writes Jonathan M. Hansen. ... Launched by the RPF in autumn 1990, ...
The victorious RPF assumed control of Rwanda following the genocide, and as of 2021 remain the dominant political force in the country. [252] [253] [254] They formed a government loosely based on the Arusha Accords, but Habyarimana's party was outlawed and the RPF took over the government positions allocated to it in the accords. [255]
Leave None to Tell the Story: Genocide in Rwanda – Human Rights Watch et FIDH – 1999 – ISBN 1-56432-171-1. Rever, Judy. "The Legacy of RPF Violence and Why Rwandan Refugees Refuse to Return" (chapter in Repatriation, Insecurity, and Peace: A Case Study of Rwandan Refugees (Springer, 2020, ISBN 978-981-15-2850-7) Robertson, Tim (2018).
Rwanda: From Genocide to Precarious Peace is a 2018 non-fiction book by Susan Thomson, published by Yale University Press. The book describes rule of Rwanda by the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) and Paul Kagame after the Rwandan Genocide had occurred. [1] The author argues that increasing wealth inequality has led to behind-the-scenes political ...