Genocide in Rwanada

By sergio amathon

  • Germany controls Rwanda

  • Belgium gains control of Rwanda

  • Rwanda gains independence

  • civil war begins

    civil war begins
    This event leads to genocide because there were soldiers that were killed

  • Genocide

    Genocide
    This event is important because lots of people died. The amount of people that died were 800,000.

  • RPF ends the genocide

    RPF ends the genocide
    The rest of the world should know about this event because the killing of people ended. And the RPF took control of the government.

  • War crimes trials begin

    War crimes trials begin
    This is an important event because the people who killed other people will get punished. Some crimes are worse than others and will have a longer consequence and others will not be so bad.

  • Apology from president clinton

    Apology from president clinton
    This is an important event because the president or the UN didn't do anything about the genocide. The caused people's lives that's why there apologizing.

  • 26 defendants executed

    26 defendants executed
    This is an important event because they passed a new law which punishes people who committed really bad crimes to death. For example if you commit genocide you would get the death penalty.

  • Gacaca courts to be set up

    Gacaca courts to be set up
    This is an important event because if you commit a crime you go through a trial. If you confess your sentence is less.