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Rwanda

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Land of a Thousand Hills
The Rwandan Genocide and the Fight for Reconciliation
Assassination of President Juvénal Habyarimana and President Cyprien Ntaryamira
Start of the Rwandan Civil War
Dian Fossey is Murdered in Rwanda
Death of Alexis Kagame, Rwandan Literary Figure
Establishment of the National Ballet of Rwanda
Grégoire Kayibanda Overthrown in Military Coup; Juvénal Habyarimana Becomes President
Grégoire Kayibanda Becomes the First Elected President of Rwanda
Congo Attains Independence from Belgian Colonial Rule in Historic Transition
Attack on Dominique Mbonyumutwa Sparks Violence
Formation of the Union Nationale Rwandaise (UNAR) Party
Mwami Mutara III Rudahigwa Dies
The Hutu Manifesto is Published
Rwanda-Urundi Becomes a United Nations Trust Territory
Famine Devastates Rwanda-Urundi (Ruzagayura Famine)
Ethnic Identity Cards Introduced in Rwanda-Urundi
Rwanda-Urundi Becomes a League of Nations Mandate Under Belgium
Belgian Forces Seize Control of Rwanda from German Colonial Rule
Birth of Alexis Kagame, Rwandan Literary Figure
Rwanda Becomes Part of German East Africa
Berlin Conference assigns Rwanda to German Empire
British Explorer John Hanning Speke Visits Rwanda
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