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About Genocide Remembrance Day in Rwanda. Also a United Nations recognized day of reflection.

Rwanda, Worldwide
EVENT NAME:
Genocide Remembrance Day (RW)(1994)
EVENT CATEGORIES:
Anniversaries , Military
Civil Rights , Africa
Dates Active:
Begins: Apr 07, 2025
Ends: Apr 07, 2025
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April 7, 1994, witnessed the beginning of one the largest massacres of the 20th century, the Rwanda Genocide. It resulted from a civil war between two ethnic groups: the Hutu and the Tutsi.

The Hutu-led government, under two militias, instigated 500,000 - 1 million deaths between April and July 15, 1994. The victims were Tutsi, Twa, and Hutus, who did not support the current regime.

Genocide Remembrance Day is a national observance and a day of healing in Rwanda. The United Nations marks it as the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda.

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Oct 10, 2024

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