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Hutu began killing Tutsi after a Tutsi attack on a Hutu sub-chief.
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Tutsi attacks government forces throughout the 1960s.
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The Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) is formed in Uganda by the Tutsi rebels. They invade Rwanda.
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The 1993 peace agreement is destroyed after Habyarimana's plane is shot down. This event marks the beginning of the 100-day genocide.
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The RPF fights against Hutu, led by General Paul Kagame. This marks the ending of the Genocide.
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Tens of thousands die from disease at unsanitary camps. The Hutu and Tutsi also cause violence there.
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Rwanda sends a militia to Zaire to defeat troops helping the Hutu.
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After President Bizimungu resigns, the parliament elects Kagame as Rwanda's first Tutsi president.
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A peace agreement is reached. By this time, the Congolese war resulted in the deaths of around three million people.
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Rwandans vote to approve a new con.stitution proposed by the Kagame administration to ensure ethnic balance in government.
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Kagame wins the first general presidential election since the genocide.
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Paul Kagame is reelected as president.
