Rwandan Genocide

Question 1

Hutu

Answer 1

Ethnic group in Rwanda who ran the country at the time of the genocide

Question 2

Tutsi

Answer 2

Ethnic group who were seen as rebels at the time of the genocide

Question 3

Rwandan Patriotic Front

Answer 3

They led a rebellion against the Rwandan government from 1990 and eventually ended the genocide. The RPF is the rulung party in Rwanda today

Question 4

United Nations

Answer 4

Intergovernmental organisation commited to maintaining peace, security and human rights across the world.

Question 5

Juvenal Habyarimana

Answer 5

President of Rwanda from 1973-1994

Question 6

Paul Kagame

Answer 6

Leader of the Rwandan Patriotic Front during the genocide and current president of Rwanda

Question 7

6th April 1994

Answer 7

President Habyarimana’s plane is shot down, which leads to the start of the genocide

Question 8

April-July 1994

Answer 8

Around 1 million people are killed in Rwanda

Question 9

2002

Answer 9

International Criminal Court set up to put on trial