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**KS  Where and when did the Rwandan genocide occur? **  **Rwanda is located in Africa. It is near the center of the continent. The surrounding countries of Rwanda are Uganda, Congo, Burundi and Tanzania. Rwanda is a very small country, in fact about the size of Maryland, USA.

The Hutu began murduring the Tutsis on April 6, 1994, and the killing continued until the Hutu were stripped of power by invading rebels in July 1994. The genocide lasted about 100 days.** 


 * Works Cited:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1288230.stm **

http://www.topnews.in/files/Rwanda-map.png

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107926.html

http://www.unitedhumanrights.org/Genocide/genocide_in_rwanda.htm

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/maps/rw-map.gif

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