Timeline of the Rwandan genocide

Human skulls at the
Nyamata Genocide Memorial Centre

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Rwandan genocide

Background

* History of Rwanda
* Origins of Hutu, Tutsi and Twa
* Kingdom of Rwanda
* Rwandan Revolution
* Rwandan Civil War
* Hutu Power
* Assassination of
Habyarimana and Ntaryamira

Events

* Initial events
* Chronology
* Gikondo massacre
* Musha Church massacre
* Nyarubuye massacre

Parties responsible

* People indicted by the
International Criminal Tribunal

* Genocidaires
* Akazu
* Impuzamugambi militia
* Interahamwe militia
* Kangura
* RTLM radio

Response

* Rwandan Patriotic Front
* International community
* United Nations Mission
* UN Security Council
Resolution 935

* Opération "Turquoise"

Aftermath

* Great Lakes refugee crisis
* Gacaca court
* First Congo War
* (Massacres of Hutus)
* Second Congo War

Resources

* Bibliography
* Filmography

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History of Rwanda
|  Kingdom|  ?–1962

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German East Africa|  1885–1919
Rumanura famine| 1916–1918

Belgian mandate
(Ruanda-Urundi)

|  1922–1962
Revolution|  1959–1962
Coup of Gitarama|  1961
Republic of Rwanda|  1962–present
Bugesera invasion|  1963
Coup d'état of 5 July|  1973
Civil War|  1990–1994
Genocide|  1993–1994
First Congo War|  1996–1997
Second Congo War|  1998–2003
COVID-19 pandemic|  2020–present

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The following is a partial chronology of significant events surrounding the 1994 Rwandan genocide.[1]

1994

April 6

* Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana is assassinated when a rocket propelled grenade strikes the plane carrying him and Burundi president Cyprien Ntaryamira, following negotiations related to the Arusha Accords. Ethnically motivated killings of Tutsis by radical Hutus begin.

April 7

* Roadblocks are established by the Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR) and the Interahamwe. Members of these and other Hutu Power organizations proceed to start a door to door campaign, beginning in the north of the country and spreading south, targeting Tutsi Rwandans as well as moderate Hutus. Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana, along with thousands of others, is murdered.

April 8

* The Rwandan Patriotic Front, led by future Rwandan president Paul Kagame, launches a significant offensive aimed at ending the genocide and rescuing soldiers trapped in Kigali. Outnumbered, they followed a strategy of striking government compounds but allowing for retreat, avoiding all-out warfare.

April 21

* Following the execution of ten Belgian soldiers who had been guarding Uwilingiyimana, the U.N. reduces its force from 2,500 to 250 troops.

April 28-April 30

* Massive numbers of Rwandans, primarily Hutus, flee the advance of the RPF, many fearing prosecution for their crimes. The resulting crisis, in which hundreds of thousands entered Burundi, Tanzania, and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, is widely broadcast around the world, and many misinterpret the refugees as victims of the genocide.
* Meanwhile, the United Nations debates the crisis in Rwanda, cautiously avoiding use of the term 'genocide', lest they be compelled into fuller action.

May 17

* The U.N. agrees to send in 6,800 policemen, empowered to defend civilians, while the killings of Tutsis continues.

June 22

* Opération Turquoise is established, which serves to protect Hutu Genocidaires and stall the advance of the RPF. The agreed upon U.N. police force, meanwhile, has not yet arrived.

July

* As the Hutu government flees into then-Zaire, the RPF captures Kigali. A cholera epidemic in Zaire kills thousands of Hutu refugees. Sporadic killings persist.

August

* An agreement to establish a framework for trying major war criminals, to become the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, is agreed upon.

## See also

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* Initial events of the Rwandan Genocide
* Timeline of Rwandan history
* Timeline of Kigali

## Notes

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1. ^ Frontline: Rwanda Chronology

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Rwandan genocide

Background|

* History of Rwanda
* Origins of Hutu, Tutsi and Twa
* Kingdom of Rwanda
* Belgian colonial empire
* Rwandan Revolution
* Hutu Power
* Rwandan Civil War
* Arusha Accords
* Assassination of Juvénal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira

Events|

* Initial events
* Chronology
* Massacres
* Gikondo
* Musha Church
* Nyarubuye
* Rape

Perpetrators|

* People indicted by the ICTR
* Genocidaires
* Akazu
* Impuzamugambi
* Interahamwe
* Kangura
* Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines

Response|

* Rwandan Patriotic Front
* International response
* France
* Opération Turquoise
* United States
* Operation Support Hope
* UNAMIR
* UNSC Resolution 935

Aftermath|

* Great Lakes refugee crisis
* Kibeho massacre
* First Congo War
* Massacres of Hutus
* Second Congo War
* Rwandan genocide denial
* Gacaca court
* International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
* National Unity and Reconciliation Commission

Commemoration|

* Genocide memorials
* Bisesero
* Kigali
* Murambi
* Ntarama
* Nyamata
* Kwibuka T20 Tournament
* Survivors Fund

Historigraphy|

* Double genocide theory

* Bibliography
* Filmography

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History|

* Timeline
* Origins of Hutu, Tutsi and Twa
* Kingdom of Rwanda
* kings
* German East Africa
* Ruanda-Urundi
* Colonial residents
* Ruzagayura famine
* Rwandan Revolution
* Coup of Gitarama
* Bugesera invasion
* Rwandan Civil War
* Rwandan genocide
* Initial events
* Second Congo War

Geography|

* Cities
* Ecoregions
* Lakes
* National parks
* Volcanoes
* Wildlife

Politics|

* Constitution
* Elections
* Foreign relations
* Human rights
* LGBT rights
* Law enforcement
* Military
* Parliament
* Senate
* Chamber of Deputies
* Decentralization
* Political parties
* President
* Vice President
* Prime Minister

Economy|

* National Bank
* Franc (currency)
* Mining
* Stock Exchange
* Telecommunications
* Tourism
* Transport

Society|

* Demographics
* Education
* Ethnic groups
* Gender equality
* Health
* Healthcare
* Human trafficking
* Prostitution
* Religion
* Water supply and sanitation

Culture|

* Cuisine
* Flag
* Languages
* Literature
* Media
* Music
* Public holidays
* Sport

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