What the records say
- When
- 23 Jun 1994 – 21 Aug 1994
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 22.50° N, 16.00° E
- Description
- 1994 military operation
- Participants
- 2500
- Cause
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 929, 1994 Genocide against Tutsi
Placed at the middle of the 2 countries Wikidata lists.
Opération Turquoise
1994 French-led military operation in Rwanda
Opération Turquoise was a French-led military operation in Rwanda in 1994 under the mandate of the United Nations. The "multilateral" force consisted of 2,500 troops, 32 from Senegal and the rest French. The equipment included 100 APCs, 10 helicopters, a battery of 120 mm mortars, 4 Jaguar fighter bombers, 8 Mirage fighters, and reconnaissance aircraft.
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