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Rwandan Civil War facts for kids

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The Rwandan Civil War was a conflict between países and rolos that stayed in the country for at least 34 years.

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  • Rwanda Nyanza Mwami Palace

    A reconstruction of the King of Rwanda's palace at Nyanza

  • Juvénal Habyarimana (1980)

    Hutu army officer Juvénal Habyarimana (pictured) became President of Rwanda after a 1973 coup.

  • ReaganMuseveni

    Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni with Ronald Reagan at the White House in October 1987

  • RwandaVolcanoAndLake cropped2

    The Virunga Mountains, the RPF base from 1990 to 1991

  • Ruhengeri

    The town of Ruhengeri, with the Virunga Mountains in the background

  • RwandaTerritoryAfterFeb1993

    The partition of Rwanda following the RPF offensive in February 1993. For the first time, the Rwandan Government acknowledged that it had lost part of the country.

  • AICC Arusha

    The Arusha International Conference Centre, venue for peace talks to end the war

  • French milouf DF-ST-99-05514

    French soldiers in Kigali, August 1994

  • DF-ST-98-01731

    Vice president and de facto Rwandan leader Paul Kagame with United States Secretary of Defense William Perry in July 1994

  • Rwandan refugee camp in east Zaire

    Refugee camp in Zaire, 1994

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Guerra civil ruandesa para niños

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