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52 Moments
1994
The Rwandan Genocide and the Fight for Reconciliation
Assassination of President Juvénal Habyarimana and President Cyprien Ntaryamira
1990
1985
Dian Fossey is Murdered in Rwanda
1981
1974
1973
Grégoire Kayibanda Overthrown in Military Coup; Juvénal Habyarimana Becomes President
1962
Grégoire Kayibanda Becomes the First Elected President of Rwanda
1959
Mwami Mutara III Rudahigwa Dies
1957
1946
Rwanda-Urundi Becomes a United Nations Trust Territory
1943
1933
Ethnic Identity Cards Introduced in Rwanda-Urundi
1922
Rwanda-Urundi Becomes a League of Nations Mandate Under Belgium
1916
1912
Birth of Alexis Kagame, Rwandan Literary Figure
1897
1885
Berlin Conference assigns Rwanda to German Empire
1858
British Explorer John Hanning Speke Visits Rwanda