1994 Genocide against Tutsi
1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda in which 800,000 were killed
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Summary
1994 Genocide against Tutsi is a genocide[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of genocide entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44,645 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Rwanda[3]
- Instance of: conflict[4]
- Location: Rwanda[5]
- Commons category: Rwandan genocide[6]
- Has part(s): Nyarubuye massacre[7]
- Target: Tutsi[8]
- Start time: April 7, 1994[9]
- End time: July 4, 1994[10]
- Point in time: 1994[11]
- Participant: Pauline Nyiramasuhuko[12], Béatrice Munyenyezi[13], Agnès Ntamabyaliro Rutagwera[14], Agathe Habyarimana[15], Théoneste Bagosora[16], Georges Rutaganda[17], Félicien Kabuga[18], Jean Kambanda[19], Robert Kajuga[20], Valérie Bemeriki[21], Emmanuel Rukundo[22]
- Significant event: arms embargo[23], assassination of Juvénal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira[24], Pope Francis asks for forgiveness for church's role in Rwanda genocide[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rwandan genocide[26]
- Number of deaths: 1,000,000[27]
- Has effect: Consequences of the Rwandan genocide[28]
- Different from: Genocost[29]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Human rights[30], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[31]
- Bibliography: bibliography on the Rwandan Genocide[32]
- P14541: 2xhg7j[33]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for 1994 Genocide against Tutsi include International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Rwanda Genocide[34], a world day[35], founded in 2004[36].
Why It Matters
1994 Genocide against Tutsi has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for it include International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Rwanda Genocide[34], a world day[35], founded in 2004[36].