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Gone
Rwanda proclaimed a republic -
Independent!
Rwanda becomes independent with a Hutu, Gregorie Kayibanda, as president; many Tutsis leave the country -
They Are Dead!
Some 20,000 Tutsis killed following an attack by Tutsi rebels based in Burundi -
Hutu's Fled!
Some 50,000 Hutu refugees flee to Rwanda from Burundi following ethnic violence there -
They Rebel!
Force3s of the rebel, mainly Tutis, Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) unvade Rwanda from Uganda -
President Killed
President Habyarimana signs a power - sharing agreement with the Tutsis in the Tanzanian town of Arusha, ostensibly signalling the end of the civil war; UN mission sent to monitor the peace agreement -
They Are Dying!
April to June, Within 100 days around 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutu militias flee to Zaire, taking with them around 2 millionb Hutu refugees
