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Period: to
Germany controls Rwanda
Berlin confrernce divides up africa between European countries -
belgium gains control of rwanda
after germany loses world war 1 -
rwanda gains independence
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civil war begins
between hutu controlled goverment and rwandan patriotic front -
the rpf ends the genocide
takes control of the goverment -
genocide
800,000 people died in 100 days -
war crimes trials begin
some courts are run in tanzaina by the un other courts are in rwanda -
26 defendants executed
war crimes by the rwandan goverments; rwanda later outlaws the death penalty -
apology from president clinton
the leader of the un for not stopping the genocide -
gacaca courts to be setup
there are 100,000 people in jail waiting trial for genocide therfor rwanden goverment encouraged these trials are very breif and guilty and given lighter sentences after they confess
