Hutsi/Tutsi Timeline

Rwabugiri comes to throne

Count von Gotzen visits the court of Rwaburgiri

European war began

the two parts of Ruanda-Urundi become independent

several hundred Tutsi guerrillas enter Southern Rwanda from Burundi

Habyarimana states as a matter of policy that there will be no right of return for Rwandan refugees

the initial RPF invasion is repealed by Habyarima

Habyarimana provokes a new wave of attacks on Tutsis

2 million refugees flee to Zaire, Burundi, & Tanzania