Rwanda
Rwanda By: Jamie Hitz
  • Most were killed were the Tutsis.
  • Most of those who perpetrated the violence were Hutus
  • Genocide was sparked by the death of Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana.
  • His plane was later shot down
  • Between April-June 1994 an estimated 800000 Rwandans were killed in the space of 100 days
  • Within hours of the attack a campaign of violence spread from the capital through out the country
  • The genocide ended in July 1994
  • Started in April 1994
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