Reportedly the Rwandan genocide occurred between 7 April and 15 July 1994, during which time there were between 500,000 and 800,000 tutsi deaths at the hands of hutis.
Reportedly Rwanda was part of the german empire, followed by a league of nations mandate for Belgian rule, both controlled through reigning tutsi kings. According to a report, tutsi leadership agitated for independence. The Rwandan revolution began in 1959. Reportedly, colonial powers supported hutis who fought with Belgians and a policy of replacing tutsi chiefs and promoting huti control was established. According to reports the revolution resulted in an estimated 336,000 tutsi refugees.
Reportedly, in 1990 some refugees in Uganda formed an armed group, the Rwandan patriotic front and launched attacks in Rwanda, lead to a civil war and extremism. In 1993 the Arusha accords was signed by the huti government, the Rwandan patriotic front, the organisation of African unity and the u.n. According to a report twenty one cabinet posts were allocated in a new transitional government, and a prime minister appointed who was also acting president, a u.n. presence supervised.
Reportedly, on 6 April 1994 a plane carrying the Rwandan president and the President of Burundi, both hutis was shot down killing everyone on board. According to the report the rpf were blamed, the hutis began an organised campaign of slaughter.
According to reports, on 7 April 1994 roadblocks were set up and hutis began a door to door campaign targeting the tutsi population. Reportedly around 500,000 to 800,000 tutsis were murdered.
According to reports, on 10 April the prime minister, her husband and ten Belgian soldiers were murdered. Reportedly, the u.n. who were debating the crisis resolved to send 6,800 police and protect the hitu.
Reportedly, from late April onwards the Rwandan patriotic front advanced and an estimated 1-2 million hutis fled to Burundi, Tanzania and the democratic republic of the Congo, fearing reprisals.
According to reports a french lead military campaign from June- August, under u.n. mandate, consisting of surveillance and fighter aircraft, 2,500 ground troops and 100 armed combat vehicles were accused of propping up the genocidal huti regime. Reportedly, the government fled to the Congo in July, killings persisted.