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Tutsis migrate into what is now Rwanda, which was already
inhabited by the Hutu people -
Rwanda becomes inderpendent with a Hutu, Gregoire Kayibanda, as president many tutsis leave the country
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Some 20,000 tutsis killed following an attack by Tutsis rebels
based in Burundi -
April- June, within 100 days around 800,000 Tutsis and moderate
Hutu are killed; Hutu's take around two million Hutu's refugees -
Habyarimana and the Burundian president are killed after their plane is shot down over Kigali.
Rwandan military begin the systematic massacre of Tutsis
