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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A country of east-central Africa. By the late 1700s, the region was the site of a Tutsi kingdom inhabited principally by Hutus. In 1890 it became part of German East Africa and later (1919) part of the Belgian League of Nations mandate of Ruanda-Urundi. Rwanda achieved independence from Belgium in 1962. In 1990 the country was invaded by the Rwandan Patriotic Front, a group largely composed of exiled Tutsis, which signed a peace agreement with the government in 1992. Ethnic fighting broke out again in 1994, and with the assassination of the president, the Hutu government initiated a campaign of genocide. It is estimated that 800,000 people were murdered before Tutsis seized control of the government one hundred days later. Many Rwandan Hutus fled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, leading to ongoing conflict between the two countries. Kigali is the capital and largest city.
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country in EasternAfrica . - proper noun A
Bantu language of Rwanda; also known asKinyarwanda .
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- noun a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony
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Examples
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ANDREW YOUNG, PRODUCER, "RWANDA RISING": Rwanda has just made miraculous changes.
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AND U.S. AND RWANDA GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.Kigali, Airport Kigali, Rwanda
Remarks By The President To Genocide Survivors ITY National Archives 1998
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The Kagame regime in Rwanda is fiercely denying the accusations.
Brian D. McLaren: A Wake-Up Call From the Depths of the Congo Brian D. McLaren 2010
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Rusesabagina says dialogue between Hutu and Tutsis in Rwanda is necessary to avoid such a future.
Rusesabagina Welcomes Congo Report, Warns of Another Genocide in Rwanda 2010
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The Kagame regime in Rwanda is fiercely denying the accusations.
Brian D. McLaren: A Wake-Up Call From the Depths of the Congo Brian D. McLaren 2010
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The Kagame regime in Rwanda is fiercely denying the accusations.
Brian D. McLaren: A Wake-Up Call From the Depths of the Congo Brian D. McLaren 2010
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But the U.S. did not take the bait and steered clear off the mud issuing a terse statement: Comparing a respected and professional news service to a group that called for genocide in Rwanda is a baseless and inflammatory accusation that seeks only to deflect attention away from the core issue.
Alemayehu G. Mariam: Let Ethiopians Hear America's Voice Alemayehu G. Mariam 2010
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Rusesabagina says dialogue between Hutu and Tutsis in Rwanda is necessary to avoid such a future.
Rusesabagina Welcomes Congo Report, Warns of Another Genocide in Rwanda 2010
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But the U.S. did not take the bait and steered clear off the mud issuing a terse statement: Comparing a respected and professional news service to a group that called for genocide in Rwanda is a baseless and inflammatory accusation that seeks only to deflect attention away from the core issue.
Alemayehu G. Mariam: Let Ethiopians Hear America's Voice Alemayehu G. Mariam 2010
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The Kagame regime in Rwanda is fiercely denying the accusations.
Brian D. McLaren: A Wake-Up Call From the Depths of the Congo Brian D. McLaren 2010
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