Nyamata Genocide Memorial

Land of a Thousand Hills

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March 3rd 2009
"This chapter is a bitter part of our lives, but one we must remember for those we lost and for the sake of the future." Quote from the Kigali Memorial Centre Sadly, the main thing that most people associate with Rwanda is the 1994 genocide. Rwanda is a beautiful country with a sense of healing and worth a visit. Much of the countryside is cultivated, which is to be exp ... read more

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In 1959, three years before independence from Belgium, the majority ethnic group, the Hutus, overthrew the ruling Tutsi king. Over the next several years, thousands of Tutsis were killed, and some 150,000 driven into exile in neighboring countries. T... ... read more