The skulls of victims show gashes and signs of violence The Rwandan Genocide was the slaughter of an estimated 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus by a group of Hutu extremists known as Interahamwe during a period of 100 days in 1994. ... This article discusses the history of Rwanda. ... This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Within Rwanda, there were multiple different groups of players who were involved in the genocide, both for and against. ... This article is in need of attention. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Rwandan genocide. ... // References Altaio, Vicenc and Jarr, Alfredo. ...

People

• Paul Rusesabagina - sheltered both Tutsis and Hutus during the genocide
• Théodore Sindikubwabo - interim president of Rwanda.
• Agathe Uwilingiyimana
• Benjamin Sehene- author of the first novel about the Tutsi genocide by a rwandan

Paul Rusesabagina receiving the Immortal Chaplains Prize for Humanity from Bob Dole in 2000 Paul Rusesabagina (born June 15, 1954 in Murama-Gitarama, Rwanda) was the assistant manager of the Hotel des Mille Collines, and later the manager of the Hôtel des Diplomates, both in Kigali, Rwanda. ... The Tutsi are one of three native peoples of the nations of Rwanda and Burundi in central Africa, the other two being the Twa and the Hutu. ... Hutu is the name given to one of the three ethnic groups occupying Burundi and Rwanda. ... Théodore Sindikubwabo (born 1928 – died late 1990s) was the interim president of Rwanda from April 9 to July 19, 1994. ... Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953 - 7 April 1994) was a Rwandan political figure. ... Benjamin Sehene Benjamin Sehene (b. ... The Tutsi are one of three native peoples of the nations of Rwanda and Burundi in central Africa, the other two being the Twa and the Hutu. ... Look up Genocide in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Genocide is defined in the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG) article 2 as any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group...

Political parties

• CDR: Coalition pour la défense de la république (Coalition for the Defense of the Republic)

• FPR or RPF: Front patriotique rwandais (Rwandan Patriotic Front)

• MDR: Mouvement démocratique républicain (Republican Democratic Movement)

• MRND: Mouvement Républicain Nationale pour la Démocratie et le Développement (National Revolutionary Movement for Democracy and Development)

• Page on the Rwandan political parties from the French parliamentary mission

The Rwandese Patriotic Front or Rwandan Patriotic Front, abbreviated as RPF, is the current ruling political party of Rwanda, led by President Paul Kagame. ... Mouvement républicain national pour la démocratie et le développement (MRND, English: National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development) is a now-defunct political party in Rwanda. ...

Places

• Kigali : Capital of Rwanda
• Butare : South Rwanda, Burundi Border
• Giseyni: Western Rwanda, Close to DRC

Kigali, population 330,000 (1997), is the capital city of Rwanda and its largest city, lying in the centre of the nation. ... Butare is one of the twelve provinces of Rwanda. ...

Events

• Arusha accords : Denomination of the peace process, which took place from 1992 to 1993 between the Rwandan state, the FPR, the MRND, and the MDR. The process was characterised by meetings and finally the signing of a peace accord in August 1993 in Arusha in Tanzania.