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The Survivors

Saturday, 28 May 2011 | Views [1912]

“With what weapon can we defeat the inyenzi once and for all? Only with machete. Let’s crush the cockroaches!” - Hassan Ngeze, Kangura newspaper Anne-Marie - 27 Immediately after hearing the news Hutu soldiers surrounded our home. We thought ... Read more >


The Genocide

Saturday, 28 May 2011 | Views [1148]

In 100 days more than 1,000,000 people were murdered. 10,000 each day. 400 each hour. 7 each minute. Every minute of the day someone, somewhere, was being murdered, screaming for mercy. Receiving none. Women forced to kill their own children ... Read more >


Up to the Genocide

Saturday, 28 May 2011 | Views [4556]

Hutu general Juvenal Habyarimana seized power in a coup in 1973 and Rwanda became a one-party state. Habyarimana declared that all Rwandans were members of his party. To ensure ethnic superiority and political power over the Tutsis, his party was responsible ... Read more >


The Ten Commendments of the Bahutu

Saturday, 28 May 2011 | Views [664]

The Ten Commendments of the Bahutu Published in Kangura Newspaper in 1990 1. Hutus must know that the Tutsi wife, wherever she may be, is serving the Tutsi ethnic group. In consequence, any Hutu who does the following is a traitor: - Acquires ... Read more >


Rwanda: Pre-independence

Saturday, 28 May 2011 | Views [920]

The media in the west often portrayed Rwanda as a land of warring tribes. This was not so. The Hutus, Tutsis, and Twa had lived in Rwanda for many centuries. Over the centuries intermarriage had occurred and the ethnic groups were no longer completely ... Read more >


Summary

Saturday, 28 May 2011 | Views [270]

The next eight posts are summarized or directly compiled from multiple sources - in particular from our visit to the Rwandan Genocide Memorial. I have attempted to be as factual as possible and not include any personal opinions. If anything is incorrect ... Read more >


Land of a thousand hills

Friday, 27 May 2011 | Views [580]

The clouds were heavy, black, and pendulous as we flew in to Kigali airport, Rwanda.  As we cleared the cloud cover we were met by a verdant, lush landscape. Green as far as the eye could see, broken only by sharp orange slashes of road and sporadic ... Read more >


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