Tanguy Diaco

Rwanda and the genocide

The Rwandan genocide was a horrific event that took place in 1994. Over the course of 100 days, Hutu extremists killed an estimated 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu. The genocide was rooted in centuries of ethnic tension and political division, but it was ultimately triggered by the assassination of Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana.