The Rwandan Genocide

By caseycarroll21

  • Rwandan President is killed

    Rwandan President is killed
    Juvenal Habyarimana is killed in a plane crash.

  • Hutu begin killing

    Hutu begin killing
    The Hutu tribe begins killing other ethnic groups.

  • Massacre at Gikondo

    Massacre at Gikondo
    Hundreds are Tutsis are killed in a massacre at the Pallottine Missionary Catholic Church. It is clear that the main target are Tutsis and a genocide is begun.

  • Massacre at the Nyarubuye Church

    Massacre at the Nyarubuye Church
    Thousands of Tutsi are killed at the Nyarubuye Catholic Church from grenades and guns.

  • The Kibuye Massacres

    The Kibuye Massacres
    12,000 Tutsis are killed while sheltered at the Gatwaro stadium in Gitesi. Another 50,000 are killed in Bisesero.

  • Tutsi flee to Tanzania

    Tutsi flee to Tanzania
    Nearly 250,000 Tutsi flee to neighboring Tanzia.

  • RPF take control

    RPF take control
    The Rwandan Patriotic Front takes control of the presidential palace.

  • Genocide Ends

    Genocide Ends
    The Rwandan Genocide ends when the Rwandan Patriotic Front takes control of Rwanda.

  • French establish safe zone

    French establish safe zone
    The French establish a safe zone for Rwanda.

  • Hutu flee to Zaire

    Hutu flee to Zaire
    Approximately one million Hutu flee to Zaire (now the Congo).