Rwandan Genocide

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  • President Shot Down

    President Shot Down
    Plane holding President Juvénal Habyarimana of Rwanda shot down.

  • Hutu's kill competition

    Hutu rebels begin to kill political competition to get Hutu in charge.

  • Genocide Recognised

    Genocide Recognised
    Gikondo Massacre at Pallottine Missionary Catholic Church. Hundreds of Tutsi targetted and killed.

  • Thousands Dead

    Massacre at Nyarubuye Roman Catholic Church. Thousands of Tutsi killed by means of grenade, guns and hand held weapons such as knives and clubs.

  • Kibuye Massacres

    Estimated 12,000 Tutsis are killed at Gatwaro stadium in Gitesi, where they were sheltering.50,000 are killed in the hills of Bisesero. Even more killed throughout the town

  • Flee to Tanzania

    250,000 people, mostly Tutsi, seek refuge in nearby Tanzania

  • RPF Take Over

    RPF take over the presidential palace.

  • Safe Zone

    French create a safe area in the southwest of Rwanda.

  • Hutu Flee

    Tutsi Rebels push close to a million Hutu rebels and Military over the border and into Congo.

  • End of the Genocide

    With Hutu rebels gone people of Rwanda slowly return to their homes in promise of safety.