Rwanda: 10 years after genocide

International | Rwanda is still struggling to recover from the 1994 genocide as it prepares to mark the slaughter's 10th anniversary in a series of ceremonies across the small nation. | The Editors

CHRONOLOGY

Oct. 1990: Uganda-based Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) invades Rwanda, demanding right to settle thousands of refugees, mainly Tutsis. Attack is repulsed.

Aug. 4, 1993: Government and RPF sign accord to end years of civil war, allowing for return of refugees. President Habyarimana is slow in implementing accord protocols.

Nov. 1, 1993: UN and Belgian forces take up positions in northern Rwanda to observe implementation of the peace accord.

Dec. 30, 1993-April 5, 1994: Transitional government fails to take off. Each side accuses the other of blocking its formation.

April 6, 1994: Habyarimana and Burundi's President Cyprien Ntaryamira are killed in a rocket attack. Habyarimana's death triggers violence between Hutus and Tutsis, resulting in the deaths of around 800,000 people. RPF starts new offensive.

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