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Embassy of Rwanda, Washington, D.C. - This page gives an official history of this troubled country, including the recent genocide and the search for peace. You will also find information about the business and economic development of this country.
President of the Republic of Rwanda-H.E. Paul Kagame - Official site. Speeches, biography, press releases. Based in Kigali, Rwanda.
Rwanda - In 1959, three years before independence, the majority ethnic group, the Hutus overthrew the ruling Tutsi king. Over the next several years thousands of Tutsis were killed, and some 150,000 driven into exile in neighboring countries. The children of these exiles later formed a rebel group, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) and began a civil war in 1990. The war, along with several political and economic upheavals, exacerbated ethnic tensions culminating in April 1994 in a genocide in which roughly 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed. The Tutsi rebels defeated the Hutu regime and ended the genocide in July 1994, but approximately 2 million Hutu refugees - many fearing Tutsi retribution - fled to neighboring Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zaire, now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DROC). Since then most of the refugees have returned. Despite substantial international assistance and political reforms - including Rwanda's first ever local elections held in March 1999 - the country continues to struggle to boost investment and agricultural output and to foster reconciliation. A series of massive population displacements, a nagging Hutu extremist insurgency, and Rwandan involvement in two wars over the past four years in the neighboring DROC continue to hinder Rwanda's efforts.
Rwanda Information Exchange - This is a network for the exchange of information on Rwanda from various sources including communications from Governments, NGO's and Friends of Rwanda, as well as from individuals interested in Rwanda. The 1994 genocide has made the Rwanda tragedy a whole humanity tragedy. This site is intended for everyone of good will the world over who wants to contribute to the reconciliation and reconstruction of Rwandese society.
Rwanda Page - This page, assembled by the African studies department of the University of Pennsylvania, brings together many sources about Rwanda. You'll find Rwanda's constitution, the World Factbook article, maps, and background information about the civil war and genocide of 1994. There is also a link to the Ethnologue, a catalog of the world's languages, which describes the languages of Rwanda. A caution to parents: Violent events are described.
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