Initial Events Of The Rwandan Genocide
The assassination of presidents Juvénal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira in the evening of April 6, 1994 was the proximate trigger for the Rwandan Genocide, which resulted in the murder of approximately 800,000 Tutsi and a smaller number of moderate Hutu. The 1st few days following the assassinations included a number of key events that shaped the subsequent course of the genocide. These included: the seizing of power by an interim government directed by the hard-line Akazu clique; the liquidation of opposition Hutu politicians; the implementation of plans to carry out a genocide throughout the country; and the murder of United Nations peacekeepers, contributing to the impulse of the international community to refrain from intervention.
Read more about Initial Events Of The Rwandan Genocide: The Crisis Committee Meets (6th), Assassination of Prime Minister Uwilingiyimana and Moderate Hutus, Execution of Ten Belgian Blue Helmets, Evacuation of Foreign Personnel By Belgium and France, Composition of The Interim Government, Civil War Starts Again Between The RGF and The RPF
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