Dates

Question 1

Rwandan Civil War

Answer 1

1990-1994

Question 2

The Genocide

Answer 2

7 April to mid-July 1994

Question 3

Berlin Conference in which Rwanda is colonised by Germany

Answer 3

1884, presence established 1897

Question 4

Belgium takes colonial control of Rwanda from Germany

Answer 4

1916

Question 5

Belgium introduces identity cards

Answer 5

1935

Question 6

Belgium abolishes Hutu chiefs

Answer 6

1929

Question 7

Belgians replace most Tutsi chiefs with Hutu chiefs

Answer 7

1960

Question 8

formation of PAREMEHUTU (party of the emancipation of Hutu)

Answer 8

1957

Question 9

inyezi groups (the word means cockroaches), formed from the early tutsi refugees from the Rwandan revolution. When did they first attack Rwanda?

Answer 9

1963-4

Question 10

coup against PARAMEHUTU leader Kayibanda, the coup was led by Habyarimana who was once a military leader.

Answer 10

5 July 1973

Question 11

significant drop in coffee prices leads to an economic crisis

Answer 11

1980

Question 12

The RPF invades Rwanda from Ugandan border - fail and tactical retreat

Answer 12

Oct 1990

Question 13

Hutu Power

Answer 13

from 1990 they oppose any kind of peace with the RPF and spread anti-Tutsi propaganda through radio (RTLMC) and news (Kangura)

Question 14

RPF reinvades Rwanda, led by Kagame - guerilla warfare

Answer 14

jan 1991

Question 15

the coalition for the defence of the Republic (CDR) party is created - it is critical of the president

Answer 15

1992

Question 16

Arusha Accords are signed guaranteeing peace between RPF and Rwanda.

Answer 16

August 1993

Question 17

The UN arrives in Rwanda to oversea the arusha accords

Answer 17

Oct 5 1993

Question 18

the names of the youth militia groups which arose out of the Hutu Power movement and were trained by the army

Answer 18

Interahamwe, Impuzamugambi

Question 19

CDR publicly accuses the president of treason and begins to compile lists of ‘traitors’ to kill

Answer 19

March 1993

Question 20

The Burundi president who had Hutu origins was killed by an extremist Tutsi organisation fuelling Hutu hatred and propaganda

Answer 20

Oct 1993

Question 21

the ‘Genocide Fax’ sent to UN headquarters by Romeo Daillaire that details a weapons cache and plans of genocide

Answer 21

Jan 1994

Question 22

the assassination of Habyarimana

Answer 22

April 6 1994

Question 23

formation of the crisis commitee, headed by Bagosora, who refused to recognise the authority of Agathe Uwilingiyimana, legally the next in line for presidency of the country - they take de facto control of the country

Answer 23

April 6 1994

Question 24

the assasination of Agathe Uwilingiyimana

Answer 24

April 7 1994

Question 25

Kambanda sworn in as president

Answer 25

April 1991

Question 26

Operation Turquoise

Answer 26

23 June 1994

Question 27

First Congo war

Answer 27

1996-7