What the records say
- When
- 7 Apr 1994 – 15 Jul 1994
- Kind
- Civil war
- Deaths
- 800,000
- Coordinates
- 1.94° S, 30.06° E
- Type
- Genocide / civil war
- Region
- Africa
- Cities
- Kigali
- Side a
- Hutu-led government/militias (Interahamwe)
- Side b
- Rwandan Patriotic Front (Tutsi-led)
- Alliances
- Hutu-led government/militias (Interahamwe), Rwandan Patriotic Front (Tutsi-led)
Placed approximately by the source.
Rwandan genocide
Mass murder campaign in Rwanda
The Rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against Tutsi, occurred from 7 April to 19 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. Over a span of approximately 100 days, members of the Tutsi ethnic group, as well as some moderate Hutu and Twa, were systematically killed by Hutu militias.
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The source
- Global Wars & Armed Conflicts, 1914–2026Kaggle compilationNo licence stated
Includes 1 event
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