Commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the genocide that killed more than 800,000 people in Rwanda.



Kigali April 7 – President of Rwanda. Including past and current leaders from many countries who attended the ceremony commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide in which more than 800,000 people were killed.

President Paul Kagame and his wife

President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and his wife led the Flame of Hope at a memorial service called Kwebuka, meaning Remembrance, in Kigali today. This marks the 30th anniversary of the start of the 1994 genocide, which continued until July 15, 1994. It is estimated that around 100 people were killed during this period. Between 491,000 and 800,000 people, mostly ethnic Tutsis, but some moderate Hutu and Twa, were hunted down and killed by ethnic Hutu militias. Rwanda is a landlocked country. It is located in the central and eastern part of Africa. This horrific event occurred at the end of the Rwandan Civil War that began on October 1, 1990 and ended on July 18, 1994.

Former President Bill Clinton and President Cyril Ramaphosa

Today's memorial service was also attended by past and current leaders from many countries, such as former President Bill. Clinton of the United States, who served from 1993 to 2001, former President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, who served as president from 2007 to 2012, former Prime Minister Haile Mariam Desalegn of Ethiopia, who served from 2012 to 2018, and President Cyril Ramaphosa In South Africa.-814.-Thai News Agency


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