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Rwanda-Urundi, which would later split into Rwanda and Burundi, gains its independence from Belgium.
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The Hutus and Tutsis repeatedly take and retake the Rwandan government from each other, carving a deep line of hatred between the two ethnic gorups and thickening the tension.
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Juvénal Habyarimana, a Hutu, becomes president of Rwanda by overthrowing the previous leader.
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The RPF, the Rwandan Patriotic Front, is created in Uganda.
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RPF, the Rwandan Patriotic Front, invades Rwanda.t
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The Arusha Accords peace agreement between the RPF and the Rwandan government was signed in Tanzania and the U.N. was put in place to oversee the accord.
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The assasination of Melchior Ndadaye, the first Hutu president of Burundi, worsens the ethnic tension between the Tutsis and Hutus.
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The Rwandan Genocide, which would ultimately kill about one million Hutus, begins. The "Interhamwe", a civilian force of Tutsis, start to kill as many Hutus as possible with handheld weapons like machetes and clubs.
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The Rwandan Genocide finally comes to end when the RPF takes control of the government. Over a million Hutus are left dead. The survivors begin to rebuild, but slowly. The U.N. finally sends troops to help Rwanda recover.
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The last of UN peacekeeping troops leave Rwanda.
