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 Jessica Agasaro
Jessica Agasaro
On April 28, 1994, in Paris, France, Jérôme Bicamumpaka, then Minister of Foreign Affairs in the genocidal regime, held a press conference as the Genocide against the Tutsi continued in Rwanda.
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April 28, 1994: Foreign Minister Bicamumpaka downplays genocide outcries as killings continue
World Vision Rwanda staff paid tribute to the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in a solemn commemoration at Kigali Genocide Memorial on April 24. Craish Bahizi
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Bizimana Christian spoke on behalf of Minister of MINUBUMWE
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Gatwaro Genocide Memorial in Karongi District. File
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On April 24, atrocities were committed throughout the former Gitarama Prefecture—now the districts of Muhanga, Ruhango, and Kamonyi.
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April 24, 1994: Women raped, victims burned alive in Kabgayi massacres
A genocide memorial for former students, staff of the Universite Nationale du Rwanda in Butare.
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April 23, 1994: Lured to safety, slaughtered in cold blood
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Ecobank staff and Management observe a moment of silence to pay tribute to the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi at Ntarama Genocide Memorial on Friday, April 18. Kellya Keza
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Ecobank pays tribute to victims at Ntarama Genocide Memorial
April 20, 1994, was the day Queen Rosalie Gicanda was murdered in Butare, as the Genocide against the Tutsi raged across the country.
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Genocide Timeline; April 20, 1994: Queen Gicanda murdered, massacres escalate in Butare
On April 18, 1994, the Interahamwe militia continued targeting and killing Tutsi using guns, grenades, wooden clubs, and machetes
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April 18,1994: Swamps run red as leaders, police intensify Tutsi killings
On April 17, 1994, several Tutsi, including patients, their caretakers, and other people who had taken refuge at Kigali University Teaching Hospital (CHUK), were attacked during the Genocide against the Tutsi. Courtesy
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April 17, 1994: Rwanda hospitals become sites of genocidal slaughters
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On April 16, 1994, massacres in Rukumberi, now part of Ngoma District, intensified, nearly wiping out the entire Tutsi community in the area.
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April 16, 1994: Genocide massacres peak in Rukumberi
In Nyaruguru, many Tutsi sought refuge at Muganza Catholic Parish after their homes were burned and their lives threatened. Courtesy
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April 15, 1994: Bulldozer used to crush Tutsi refugees in Nyange
Volunteers help a trauma victim during the commemoration at Nyanza-Kicukiro on April 11. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
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Bank of Kigali CEO Diane Karusisi lays a wreath to honour the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi on April 11. Courtesy
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