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The United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) was established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 872 on 5 October 1993. [1] It was intended to assist in the implementation of the Arusha Accords, signed on 4 August 1993, which was meant to end the Rwandan Civil War. [2] The mission lasted from October 1993 to March 1996. [2]
Rwandan genocide. The failure of the international community to effectively respond to the Rwandan genocide of 1994 has been the subject of significant criticism. During a period of around 100 days, between 7 April and 15 July, an estimated 500,000-1,100,000 Rwandans, mostly Tutsi and moderate Hutu, were murdered by Interahamwe militias.
Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines (RTLM) (Kinyarwanda: Radiyo yigenga y'imisozi igihumbi), nicknamed " Radio Genocide " or " Hutu Power Radio ", was a Rwandan radio station which broadcast from July 8, 1993, to July 31, 1994. It played a significant role in inciting the Rwandan genocide that took place from April to July 1994, and has ...
(Reuters) - Following are some details about the genocide in Rwanda in 1994 that killed more than 1 million people. WAR: * In 1990, rebels of the Tutsi-dominated Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF ...
The Rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the Tutsi, occurred from 7 April to 19 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. [4] Over a span of around 100 days, members of the Tutsi ethnic group, as well as some moderate Hutu and Twa, were systematically killed by Hutu militias.
A boundary is agreed between German East Africa and Nyasaland. 1916. Rwanda is occupied by Belgian forces. 1922. 20 July. Rwanda-Urundi are joined as a League of Nations mandate, governed by Belgium. [ 1 ] 1933. All citizens in Rwanda-Urundi are issued with an identity card defining their ethnicity.
The New Times is a national English-language newspaper in Rwanda. It was established in 1995 shortly after the Rwandan genocide. A Kinyarwanda-language weekly called Izuba Rirashe was previously published. [1] The New Times is published in Kigali from Monday to Saturday, with its sister paper the Sunday Times, appearing on Sundays.
t. e. The assassination of presidents Juvénal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira in the evening of April 6, 1994 was the proximate trigger for the Rwandan genocide, which resulted in the murder of approximately 800,000 Tutsi and a smaller number of moderate Hutu. The first few days following the assassinations included a number of key events ...