Rwanda genocide: 100 days of slaughter
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Over just 100 days in 1994, ethnic Hutu extremists killed around 800,000 people
in an attempt to exterminate Rwanda’s minority Tutsi community, which had long dominated the country
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1990: Rebels of Tutsi- dominated Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) invade Rwanda from Uganda

Apr 6, 1994: President Habyarimana – ethnic Hutu negotiating peace with RPF – killed along with Burundian president when their plane is shot down over Kigali

Apr 7: Hutu extremists seize control of army and government, and begin massacre of Tutsis

Jun 23: France launches UN-sanctioned Operation Turquoise to set up safe zones

Jul 4: Backed by Uganda’s army, RPF – led by Paul Kagame – captures Kigali

Two million Hutus flee to Zaire, sparking nine-year conflict that draws in six countries and claims 5m lives
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Kigali
ZAIRE (DEM. REP. OF CONGO)
UGANDA
Gisenyi
Lake Kivu
RWANDA
Gitarama But-are
TANZANIA
BURUNDI
20km 12 miles
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RPF-controlled area
RPF advance
Demilitarized zone
Operation Turquoise

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Sources: Stratfor, BBC, AFP Picture: Getty Images   © GRAPHIC NEWS