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Tutsis & moderate Hutus were killed and many others fled to

neighboring countries. Remember, that these genocidal uprisings had

occurred from 1959 onwards but none of them were as organized and

thorough as the 1994 horror.

The hideous genocide devolved into a civil war which was only stopped

by UN Peacekeeping forces with the help of the Ugandan government

which was harboring so many of the exiles and refugees. Finally, in
1999, local free elections were conducted peacefully and then in 2003,

the first post-genocide President was elected. In 2009, a joint military

operation in conjunction with the Army of the Democratic Republic of

the Congo rooted out the militant and extremist refugee Hutus and

Tutsis that were continuing to threaten the new and fragile democracy.
With all the killing that has gone on in the more remote past and also

the recent past as well, no wonder there are very few older people left

in the population; those generations have all perished.

If anyone is interested in a longer and more detailed history of this

woebegone country, here is a link to a good source.

http://www.history.com/topics/rwandan-genocide

More recent events herald a possibly more positive future for Rwanda.
A government of Unity and Reconciliation has been established and the

entire country has been educated about the past and helped to face

the future. School children are taught respect for all peoples and

prejudice is being attacked head-on. An incredibly effective Museum in

the capital city is a required destination for all citizens from children to
survivors of the past—Kigali Genocide Memorial Center.

http://www.genocidearchiverwanda.org.rw/index.php/Kigali_Genocide
_Memorial