Glossary and supplements for the Rwandan Genocide

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Rwandan Genocide Initial events Nyarubuye massacre Causes Role of the International Community Glossary and supplements Bibliography
Parties involved
Interahamwe militia (Hutu)
Impuzamugambi militia (Hutu)
Rwandan Patriotic Front (Tutsi)
UNAMIR Mission (United Nations)
RTLM Radio
After-effects
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Media adaptations
Hotel Rwanda
Shake Hands with the Devil
Shooting Dogs
Sometimes In April
A Sunday in Kigali

Contents 1 People 2 Political parties 3 Places 4 Events

[edit] People

• Paul Rusesabagina - sheltered both Tutsis and Hutus during the genocide
• Théodore Sindikubwabo - interim president of Rwanda.
• Agathe Uwilingiyimana

[edit] Political parties

• CDR: Coalition pour la défense de la république (Coalition for the Defense of the Republic)

• FPR or RPF: Front patriotique rwandais (Rwandan Patriotic Front)

• MDR: Mouvement démocratique républicain (Republican Democratic Movement)

• MRND: Mouvement Républicain Nationale pour la Démocratie et le Développement (National Revolutionary Movement for Democracy and Development)

• Page on the Rwandan political parties from the French parliamentary mission

[edit] Places

• Kigali : Capital of Rwanda
• Butare : South Rwanda, Burundi Border
• Giseyni: Western Rwanda, Close to DRC

[edit] Events

• Arusha accords : Denomination of the peace process, which took place from 1992 to 1993 between the Rwandan state, the FPR, the MRND, and the MDR. The process was characterised by meetings and finally the signing of a peace accord in August 1993 in Arusha in Tanzania.