1. April 1994 - July 1994

3.  Belgium colonized Rwanda in the 1800s

4. 10,746,311 population Rwanda is the most densely populated country in Africa

5. Ethnic Group Breakdown: Hutu (84%) Tutsi (15%) Twa (1%)

6. Rwanda is mostly a poor rural country

8. 1. Hutus (majority) 2. Tutsis

9.  Hutus overthrew the Tutsi king  Thousands of Tutsis were killed or exiled

10.  Kids of the exiled Tutsis formed the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)

11.  Civil war begins RPF vs. Hutus

12.  Genocide begins after the Hutu president’s airplane was shot down  Hutus were given permission to kill all Tutsis

13.  Tutsi rebels (RPF) defeat the Hutus  RPF gain control over all of Rwanda

14.  800,000 – 1 million Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed  150,000-250,000 women raped  1,400,000 refugees