Nyarubuye massacre

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Rwandan Genocide
Background
History of Rwanda · Origins of Tutsi and Hutu · Kingdom of Rwanda · Rwandan Civil War · Hutu Power · Assassination of Habyarimana
Events
Initial events · Nyarubuye massacre · Chronology of the Rwandan Genocide
Responsible parties
Genocidaires: Akazu · Impuzamugambi militia · Interahamwe militia · Hutu Power Media: Kangura · RTLM Radio
Response
Resistance: Rwandan Patriotic Front International Community: Role of the international community · UNAMIR Mission (United Nations) · Opération Turquoise
Effects
Great Lakes refugee crisis · Gacaca court · International Criminal Tribunal · 1st Congo War1 / 2nd Congo War
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The Nyarubuye massacre is the name given to the killing of an estimated 5000 - 10000 civilians on April 15-April 16, 1994 at the Nyarubuye Roman Catholic Church in Kibungo Province, 140 km (60 miles) east of the Rwandan capital Kigali. The victims were Tutsis and Hutu moderates who had sought refuge in the church. Men, women and children were reported to have been killed indiscriminately, with the attackers allegedly using spears, machetes, clubs, hand grenades and automatic weapons.

The massacre was part of the April-June 1994 Rwandan Genocide in which an estimated 937,000 people have died.

On 3 December 2003 a Rwandan court in Rukira, Kibungo found 18 people guilty of genocide crimes. Gitera Rwamuhizi, a leader of the group responsible for the killings, was sentenced to life imprisonment, and after pleading guilty the sentence was dropped to 25 years. The rest were sentenced to terms ranging from 7 to 16 years.