Outbreak of civil war in Rwanda

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Perpetual conflict between Hutus and Tutsis results in assassination of President Habyarimana and the slaughter of over 500,000 Tusis by Hutus and the flight of 2,000,000 Hutus into neighboring nations

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Outbreak of civil war in Rwanda". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=3986, accessed 23 November 2024.]

3986 Outbreak of civil war in Rwanda 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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