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

The mineral-rich east of DR Congo has been dogged by conflict for more than 30 years, since the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

From BBC

Rwanda has insisted it is only involved in the eastern DRC to help protect against an enemy militia formed from the remnants of those who committed the 1994 Rwandan genocide of the Tutsis, denying direct military involvement despite considerable evidence from United Nations observers and others.

From Barron's

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