Rwandan Genocide began - April 7, 1994

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Rwandan Genocide began - April 7, 1994

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On this day in 1994, the Rwandan military and Hutu militia groups began killing Tutsis and moderate Hutu politicians, inciting a genocide that lasted 100 days. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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