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Rwanda is a small country in east-central [[Africa]]. It is bordered by [[Uganda]], [[Tanzania]], [[Burundi]], and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. Its capital and largest city is Kigali. It has a population of approximately 9 million, and an area of 26,336 km<sup>2</sup>. | Rwanda is a small country in east-central [[Africa]]. It is bordered by [[Uganda]], [[Tanzania]], [[Burundi]], and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. Its capital and largest city is Kigali. It has a population of approximately 9 million, and an area of 26,336 km<sup>2</sup>. | ||
| − | In 1994, Rwanda was the scene of a major modern [[genocide]], when the ethnic group known as Hutus murdered as many as a million Tutsis. Then-President [[Bill Clinton]] and US Ambassador to the UN [[Madeleine Albright]] refused to take action to stop or slow the genocide. | + | In 1994, Rwanda was the scene of a major modern [[genocide]], when the ethnic group known as Hutus murdered as many as a million Tutsis. Then-President [[Bill Clinton]] and US Ambassador to the UN [[Madeleine Albright]] refused to take action to stop or slow the genocide.{{fact}} |
The plight of the Tutsis was dramatized in "[[Hotel Rwanda]]". | The plight of the Tutsis was dramatized in "[[Hotel Rwanda]]". | ||
Revision as of 20:14, September 27, 2007
Rwanda is a small country in east-central Africa. It is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital and largest city is Kigali. It has a population of approximately 9 million, and an area of 26,336 km2.
In 1994, Rwanda was the scene of a major modern genocide, when the ethnic group known as Hutus murdered as many as a million Tutsis. Then-President Bill Clinton and US Ambassador to the UN Madeleine Albright refused to take action to stop or slow the genocide.[Citation Needed]
The plight of the Tutsis was dramatized in "Hotel Rwanda".