Rwandan Genocide

Cultural  

1. The killing of more than 500,000 ethnic Tutsis by rival Hutu militias in Rwanda in 1994. The conflict between the dominant Tutsis and the majority Hutus had gone on for centuries, but the suddenness and savagery of the massacres caught the United Nations off-guard. U.N. peacekeepers did not enter the country until after much of the damage had been done.

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Example Sentences

Gatwa moved to Scotland as a toddler when his family fled the Rwandan genocide.

From BBC

The war in eastern Congo dates back to the Rwandan genocide in 1994 and generations of diplomats have tried and failed to secure lasting peace.

From The Wall Street Journal

Eastern DR Congo has been wracked by conflict for more than 30 years, since the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

From BBC

Mr Rudukabana also said the family "felt kind of lonely" after settling in the UK following the Rwandan genocide of the 1990s.

From BBC

Rwanda, while denying any military support for the M23, argues that it faces an existential security threat from fighters present in the eastern DRC linked to the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

From Barron's