Rwandans Pay Tribute to Ge**cide Victims, 20 Years Later
 

Rwandans Pay Tribute to Ge**cide Victims, 20 Years Later
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Rwandans marked on Monday the 20th anniversary of a devastating ge**cide that resulted in the deaths of nearly 1 million people.

For three months, starting on April 6, 1994, extremist Hutus targeted Rwanda's mi**rity Tutsi population and moderate Hutus, killing them in machete and gunfire attacks. Approximately 150,000 to 250,000 women were also raped, according to the United Nations. The killings continued until July 4, 1994, when the Rwandan Patriotic Front took military control of Rwanda

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On Monday, thousands gathered at Amahoro Stadium, a sports stadium in Kigali, to ho**r victims of the Rwandan Ge**cide. Read more...

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