Rwandan genocide
April 7 – July 19, 1994 · Kigali
Mass killing of Tutsi and moderate Hutu by Hutu extremist forces in Rwanda. About 500,000 to 800,000 people were killed in about 100 days.
Key people
Jean Kambanda
perpetrator, prime minister of the interim government
Juvénal Habyarimana
President of Rwanda, His assassination on 6 April 1994 started the killings
Paul Kagame
Commander of the Rwandan Patriotic Front, His forces ended the genocide
Théoneste Bagosora
perpetrator, army officer convicted of organizing the killings
Félicien Kabuga
perpetrator, businessman accused of financing the Interahamwe
Pauline Nyiramasuhuko
perpetrator, minister convicted of genocide
Juvénal Habyarimana
President of Rwanda, His assassination on 6 April 1994 started the killings
Paul Kagame
Commander of the Rwandan Patriotic Front, His forces ended the genocide
Théoneste Bagosora
perpetrator, army officer convicted of organizing the killings
Félicien Kabuga
perpetrator, businessman accused of financing the Interahamwe
Pauline Nyiramasuhuko
perpetrator, minister convicted of genocide
Participants
Strength and losses
| All | |
|---|---|
| Deaths | 1,000,000 |
Before and after
- Followed from
- Rwandan Civil War October 1, 1990 – August 4, 1993
- Led to
- Opération Turquoise June 23 – August 21, 1994
