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On April 6, 1994, Juv'enal Habyarimana (the president) was assassinated there plane got shot down on its way to Kigali, Rwanda.
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Hutu extremists begin killing their political opponents, the tutsi's.
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Hundreds of Tutsi's were killed at the Pallottine Missionary Catholic Church. Since the Tutsi's were the only killed this sent a sign to the country of the genocide.
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Thousands of tutsi's were killed at the Nyrabuye Roman Catholic Church. First by guns and grenades, then by machetes and clubs.
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An estimated 1200 tutsi's killed after sheltering at the Gatwaro stadium. Another 50,000 are kilkled in the hills of Bisesero.
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About 25,000 people, Tutsi flle to Tanzania for safety.
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The RPF takes over the presidential palace.
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The french establish a safe zone in corner of Rwanda
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About 1 mil. people, mostly Hutu flee to Zaire, which is now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Genocide ends when RPF gains control of country.
