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Former Rwandan army major Pierre-Claver Karangwa is arrested in the Netherlands for his role in the 1994 genocide in Mugina, Rwanda, where thousands of people were killed.
2023-10-3

During an official visit to Kigali, French President Emmanuel Macron admits French involvement in the Rwandan genocide. Macron is the first French president to visit Rwanda in ten years, with relations between the two countries having deteriorated following the genocide.
2021-05-27

A French court rejects the extradition appeal of Rwandan businessman Félicien Kabuga, believed to be the financier of the Rwandan genocide, clearing for him to be sent to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda for trial.
2020-09-30

A French court sentences two former Rwandan mayors of the town of Kabarondo to life in prison on charges of crimes against humanity and genocide committed during the Rwandan Genocide in 1994. During the genocide, Hutu extremists massacred over 2,000 Tutsi who sought refuge in the town.
2016-07-7

Former Rwandan minister Augustin Ngirabatware is sentenced to 35 years imprisonment for his role during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide.
2012-12-20

A French court orders the transfer of Rwandan Hutu leader, Callixte Mbarushimana, arrested in France for his involvement in the Rwandan Genocide, to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
2011-01-6

A new archive of the genocide in Rwanda is unveiled in the capital Kigali.
2010-12-10

Rwanda's incumbent President Paul Kagame wins the country's presidential election with 95% of the vote.
2010-08-11

A grenade attack occurs during rush hour in Kigali, Rwanda, two days after the country's presidential election.
2010-08-11

Campaigning begins ahead of the presidential election in Rwanda.
2010-07-20