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Germany colonizes Rwanda.
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The Belgians assume control of Rwanda.
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The Belgians organize a census and mandate that everyone be issued an identity card classifying them as either Tutsi, Hutu, or Twa.
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The UN passes a resolution which both defines genocide and declares it a crime under international law.
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The Tutsi monarchy is abolished.
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World coffee prices decline. This effects the economy greatly, because coffee was one of its major cash crops.
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The Belgians organize a census and mandate that everyone be issued an identity card classifying them as either Tutsi, Hutu, or Twa.
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The Kibuye Massacres. An estimated 62,000 Tutsis were murdered.
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The UN agrees a resolution condemning the killing but allows the word 'genocide'. Thousands of refugees flee into neighboring Burundi, Tanzania and Zaire.
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he RPF announces that the war is over, declares a cease-fire and names Pastor Bizimungu as president.