Rwanda Genocide:Homework Assignment

1) What factor led to the genocide in Rwanda in 1994?

The genocide started from the killing of the Rwanda President Juvenal Hybyarimana. His plane was shot down over the Kigali airport. Even for a country with much turbulent history as Rwanda the slaughter at such a high scale and speed left it's people reeling.

2) What is the time frame of the 1994 genocide and how many people died?

The time frame for the genocide was April 6,1994. There were at least 800,000 deaths in only 100 days. The Tutsis and the Hutus were killed.

3) What were some the after effects of the genocide?

"In july the RPF captured kigali." Even though the genocide in Rwanda was over the Hutu militias in DR congo has resulted to many years of conflict there. Causing up to five million deaths.