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President Habyarimana's plane was shot down by an unknown group. Everyone on the plane was killed.
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Hutu extreists attack group of Tutsis in order to move refugees back into Rwanda
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UN-appointed international tribunal begins charging and sentencing a number of people responsible for the Hutu-Tutsi atrocities.
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Rwandan troops invade and attack Hutu militia-dominated camps in Zaire in order to drive home the refugees.
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Rwandan President Pasteur Bizimungu, a Hutu, resigns over differences regarding the composition of a new cabinet and after accusing parliament of targeting Hutu politicians in anti-corruption investigations.
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Voting to elect members of traditional "gacaca" courts begins. The courts - in which ordinary Rwandans judge their peers - aim to clear the backlog of 1994 genocide cases.
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Former president Pasteur Bizimungu is arrested and faces trial on charges of illegal political activity and threats to state security.