Genocide in Rwanda

By Brittany012

  • Germany Controls Rwanda

    Berlin confrences divides up up Africa between European countries

  • Belgium gains control of Rwanda

    After germany loses World War 1
  • Rwanda Gains Indepence

    Rwanda Gains Indepence

  • Civil War Begins

    Between Hutu controlled government and Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF- a Tutsi guerilla army)

  • Genocide

    800,000 people die in 100 days

  • RPF ends the genocide

    Takes control of the govenment

  • War crimes trials begin

    Some courts are run in tanzania by the UN, other courts are in Rwanda

  • Apology From President Clinton

    The leader of the UN for not stopping Genocide
  • 26 Defendants executed

    26 Defendants executed

    For war crimes by Rwandan goverment; Rwanda later outllaws the death penalty
  • Gacaca courts to be set up

    Gacaca courts to be set up

    There are 100,000 people in jail waiting trial fro genocide, therefore theRwandan governemt encourages Gacaca courts to be set up; these trials are very brief, and guilty are given lighter sentences after they confess