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Rwanda

[ roo-ahn-duh ]

noun

  1. a republic in central Africa, E of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly comprising the N part of the Belgian trust territory of Ruanda-Urundi; became independent 1962. 10,169 sq. mi. (26,338 sq. km). : Kigali.


Rwanda

/ rʊˈændə /

noun

  1. a republic in central Africa: part of German East Africa from 1899 until 1917, when Belgium took over the administration; became a republic in 1961 after a Hutu revolt against the Tutsi (1959); fighting between the ethnic groups broke out repeatedly after independence, culminating in the genocide of Tutsis by Hutus in 1994. Official languages: Kinyarwanda, English, French, and Swahili. Religion: Roman Catholic, African Protestant, Muslim, and animist. Currency: Rwanda franc. Capital: Kigali. Pop: 12 012 589 (2013 est). Area: 26 338 sq km (10 169 sq miles) Former name (until 1962)Ruanda
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Rwanda

  1. Republic in central Africa bordered by Uganda to the north, Democratic Republic of Congo to the west, Burundi on the south, and Tanzania on the east. Its capital is Kigali.


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Notes

It has long been marked by ethnic strife between majority Hutus and dominant Tutsis. When its president died in a suspicious plane cash in 1994, Hutu militia massacred at least 500,000 Tutsis in an act of genocide .
Rwanda gained its independence from Belgium in 1962.
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Other Words From

  • Rwandan adjective noun
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Example Sentences

Kanimba, 29, is now speaking out loudly and emphatically as the daughter of Paul Rusesabagina, manager of the place known as the Hotel Rwanda.

The deputy position—an important role because it is effectively the commission’s chief operating officer—went to Rwanda’s Dr Monique Nsanzabaganwa.

From Quartz

In Rwanda, Ampersand is introducing a fleet of electric motorcycle taxis.

From Ozy

Rwanda already has an online business registration system that allows entrepreneurs to start businesses in less than half the time it takes in rich Western countries.

From Ozy

While other countries debated on drones, Rwanda was already figuring out how to use them to deliver blood and medicine to clinics across the country.

From Time

In Rwanda, as we watched the young fathers hold their babies, we saw a contented look in their eyes.

There were stories of distant strife, in Bosnia, Rwanda, and Northern Ireland, and those stories had the whiff of a different era.

These formations streamed from Rwanda with the same hopeless shuffle as they did from Bosnia and now as they do from Syria.

Who can watch the movie Hotel Rwanda and not wish it had a different outcome?

This was in the wake of the genocidal Hutu-Tutsi war in neighboring Rwanda.

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