Genocide in Rwanda

By D. Giri
  • Germany controls Rwand

  • Period: to

    Genocide in Rwanda

  • Belgium gains control of Rwanda

  • Rwnada gains independence

    Rwnada gains independence
    This event is important because it show that later Rwanda got more powerful.
  • Civil war begins

  • Geocide

    Geocide
    Rest of the world should know about this because in this event 800,000 people died in 100 days.
  • RPF ends the genocide

    RPF ends the genocide
    This event is important because this is the RPF took control of the government.
  • War crimes trail begin

    War crimes trail begin
    This is important because we should know that some courts were in Tanzania and other were in Rwanda.
  • Apology from president Clinton

    Apology from president Clinton
    The rest of the world should know about this because the reason he apologized was because he and the leader of the UN did not stop genocide.
  • 26 defendants executed

    26 defendants executed
    This is important because Rwanda outlaws the death penalty.
  • Gacaca courts to be set up

    Gacaca courts to be set up
    The rest of the world should know this because 100,000 people were waiting in jail for the trail of genocide, therefore the Rwandan government encouraged Gacaca courts to be set up.