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Germany controls Rwanda
Germany gets power hungry. So they try and get more power. -
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Rwanda Misery
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Belgium gains control of Rwanda
Germany has lost world war one. They get no more association with Rwanda. -
Rwanda Gains their Independence
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Civil War begins
Hutu controlled government and Tutsi rebel forces clash. The Rwandan Patriotic Front. -
Genocide
800,000 people die in 100 days. This consists of very few guns and lots of knives, swords and machete type weapons. -
RPF Ends Genocide
RPF has won a bloody brutal war. They also have won control of the government. -
War Crimes Trails Begin
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Agology from President Clinton
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26 defendents executed
For war crimes against Rwandan Government. Later Rwanda outlaws death penalty. -
Gacaca Courts Setup
Brief trials guilty are given lighter sentences if they confess. 100,000 people await trial for genocide.