The Rwandan Genocide took place over approximately 100 days from April to July of 1994. Between 500,000 and 1,000,000 Rwandans were killed, constituting as much as 20% of the country’s total population. Tutsis and moderate Hutus were slain by the Hutu majority. In this video, a survivor of the genocide … Continue reading
Paul Kagame was the leader of the rebel group that ended the Rwandan Genocide in 1994. He then served as both Vice President and Minister of Defense of Rwanda from 1994 to 2000. In 2000, Kagame became President of Rwanda, a position he still holds today. On April 14, 2014, … Continue reading
Immaculée Ilibagiza recalls the start of the Rwandan Genocide on April 7, 1994 by the Hutu majority in Rwanda and going into hiding in a small bathroom because she was a Tutsi. She describes praying to not be caught when Hutus were looking for more victims and not being found: … Continue reading
Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire, former commander of the UN peacekeeping force, explains what steps were taken to improve the living conditions in Rwanda after the 1994 genocide.
A survivor of the Rwandan genocide describes what life was like during the 100 days of Tutsi killing that began on April 7, 1994.
Three brave Hutu women and the Tutsi boys they saved during the Rwandan genocide describe how they survived the 100 days of killing that began on April 7, 1994.
Former President Bill Clinton explains why not sending troops to stop the Rwandan Genocide is one of the biggest regrets of his presidency. Starting on April 7, 1994 over half a million Tutsi and moderate Hutus were killed during a hundred day period of genocide.
