Rwanda Genocide (apr 7, 1994 – jul 15, 1994)
Description:
The Rwanda Genocide occurred on April 7th 1994 in Rwanda. A day before the genocide began, President Juvenal Habyarimana and Burundi president's plane was shot down. Everyone assumed that this was the Tutsi's doing and caused major indifference between them. The Hutu 's were then supposed to kill all Tutsi members. Around 800,000 Tutsi's were killed, but eventually the Tutsi overthrew them and they killed about 100,000 Hutu's.Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 7, 1994
jul 15, 1994
~ 3 months and 9 days