Genocide in Rwanda By brookeashley Jan 1, 1885 Germany COntrols Rwanda Berlin Confernce divides up Africa into different countries. Period: May 2, 1885 to May 2, 2000 Genocide in Rwanda Feb 2, 1919 Belgium Gains Controls of Rwanda After Germany lost world war 2 May 2, 1962 Rwanada Gains Independence May 2, 1991 Civil war begins Apr 2, 1994 Genocide Jul 2, 1994 RPF Endsthe Genocide May 2, 1997 War CrimesTrials Begin May 2, 1998 Apology FromPresident Clinton For not stopping the genocide. May 2, 1998 26 Defendants Executed May 2, 2000 Gacaca Courts to be set up
