Rwandan Genocide

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  • Jan 1, 1300

    Tutsis migrate to Rwanda, which was already inhabited by the Twa and Hutu peoples.

  • Belguim forces occupy Rwanda

  • Ethnic identity cards are introduced

  • The Hutus rebel against Belgium rule.

  • Rwanda becomes an independent country. The new president, Gregoire Kayibanda, is Hutus.

    A Hutu, Gregoire Kayibanda, becomes president

  • A plane carrying President Habyarimana, a Hutu, was shot down. Killings began this night and continues through 1994.

    An estimated 150,000 to 250,000 women were also raped this night.

  • Western governments, including the U.S. ($60 million), pledge $600 million in aid to Rwanda

  • U.N. Security Council urges all countries to arrest people suspected of being involved in the Rwandan genocide.

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