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Civil War started in Rwanda
This war started as the result of conflict between the Rwandan President, Juvenal Habyarimana and the RPF (Rwandan Patriotic Front). image url: http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/gallery/090402/GAL-09Apr02-1820/media/ -
Plane shot down over Kigali
This plane was carrying the President of Rwanda, Juvenal Habrtarimana. There were no survivors from this incident and resulted in blaming Hutu extremists. image url: http://allafrica.com/download/pic/main/main/csiid/00270651:fe038e0957fe27ecb2d2634b80d08879:w600.png -
Barricades were set up to kill Tutsis and Hutus
Rwandan forces set up barricades and begin killing Tutsis and Hutus, which killed thousands in just one day. image url: https://puserscontentstorage.blob.core.windows.net/userimages/54ef7f85-2d15-42e0-aeb7-44ec84ead3ce/90c82991-66a3-44ac-a3ae-d6830cbd1570image2.jpe -
Rwandan Patriotic Front steps in
The RPF tries to help end the genocide. -
President Clinton makes a statement about the genocide
I want to assure the families of those who are there that we are doing everything we possibly can to be on top of the situation and to take all the appropriate steps to try to assure the safety of our citizens there". -
Members of the UN take their civilians out of Rwanda
American civilians are airlifted out of Rwanda. Franch and Belgian citizens are rescued as well by their troops. image URL: http://www.rwandanstories.org/genocide/role_of_the_west_files/UN- -
Belgium withdraws from UNAMIR
Belgium with draws from UNAMIR. (United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda) image url: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Belgium.svg/2000px-Flag_of_Belgium.svg.png -
Thousands of refugees killed in a church
Civilians seeking refuge in a Church are killed by attackers. Nearly 20,000 were killed. image URL: http://proof.nationalgeographic.com/files/2014/04/140402-guttenfelder-rwanda-church-06.jpg -
Refugees flee to Zaire.
Nearly a million refugees flee to Zaire. Most of these refugees were Hutu's. image URL: http://www.operationworld.org/files/ow/maps/lginset/conz- -
Genocide ends
Genocide ends. 100 days after it started, the genocide ended after RPF (Rwandan Patriotic Front) took control. image URL: http://www.livingubuntu.org/
