1997 in Rwanda
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The following lists events that happened during 1997 in Rwanda.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January to April
[edit]- January–August - At least 6,000 people, most of whom civilians and returnees from the Great Lakes refugee crisis, are reported to have been killed by militants across the country.[2]
- 19 January - In northwest Rwanda, Hutu militia members kill 6 Spanish aid workers, 3 soldiers, and seriously wound another.
- 4 February - Five UN Human Rights Field Operation in Rwanda (HRFOR) workers are ambushed and killed in southwest Cyangugu Province. The victims included a Briton, Cambodian, and three Rwandans, all of whom were human rights observers of the OHCHR.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Rwandan Ex-President Sentenced to 15 Years - 2004-06-07". Voice of America. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ↑ "Ending the Silence". Amnesty International via refworld. 25 September 1997. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ↑ "Rwanda, 1997". OHCHR. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
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