Rwanda
Land of a Thousand Hills
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07-Apr-1994
The Rwandan Genocide and the Fight for Reconciliation
06-Apr-1994
Assassination of President Juvénal Habyarimana and President Cyprien Ntaryamira
01-Oct-1990
Start of the Rwandan Civil War
26-Dec-1985
Dian Fossey is Murdered in Rwanda
02-Dec-1981
Death of Alexis Kagame, Rwandan Literary Figure
1974
Establishment of the National Ballet of Rwanda
05-Dec-1973
Grégoire Kayibanda Overthrown in Military Coup; Juvénal Habyarimana Becomes President
26-Oct-1962
Grégoire Kayibanda Becomes the First Elected President of Rwanda
01-Jul-1962
Congo Attains Independence from Belgian Colonial Rule in Historic Transition
01-Nov-1959
Attack on Dominique Mbonyumutwa Sparks Violence
03-Sep-1959
Formation of the Union Nationale Rwandaise (UNAR) Party
25-Jul-1959
Mwami Mutara III Rudahigwa Dies
24-Mar-1957
The Hutu Manifesto is Published
13-Dec-1946
Rwanda-Urundi Becomes a United Nations Trust Territory
1943
Famine Devastates Rwanda-Urundi (Ruzagayura Famine)
1933
Ethnic Identity Cards Introduced in Rwanda-Urundi
20-Jul-1922
Rwanda-Urundi Becomes a League of Nations Mandate Under Belgium
06-May-1916
Belgian Forces Seize Control of Rwanda from German Colonial Rule
15-May-1912
Birth of Alexis Kagame, Rwandan Literary Figure
1897
Rwanda Becomes Part of German East Africa
01-Nov-1885
Berlin Conference assigns Rwanda to German Empire
1858
British Explorer John Hanning Speke Visits Rwanda
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