Interahamwe

Rwandan militia group

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The Interahamwe was a Hutu militia group that played a central role in the Rwandan genocide of 1994. The group's name translates to "Those Who Attack Together". Along with another militia, the Impuzamugambi, the Interahamwe were instrumental in carrying out the mass killings of primarily Tutsi civilians, as well as moderate Hutu politicians, following the assassination of President Habyarimana. This campaign of violence resulted in the deaths of over 800,000 people in approximately 100 days.12

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Rwanda genocide of 1994
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…militia groups known as the Interahamwe (“Those Who Attack Together”) and Impuzamugambi (“Those Who Have the Same Goal”) played a central role. Radio broadcasts further fueled the genocide by encouraging Hutu civilians to kill their Tutsi neighbors, who were referred to as “cockroaches” who needed to be exterminated. It is…
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…militia groups known as the Interahamwe (“Those Who Attack Together”) and Impuzamugambi (“Those Who Have the Same Goal”) played a central role. Radio broadcasts further fueled the genocide by encouraging Hutu civilians to kill their Tutsi neighbors, who were referred to as “cockroaches” who needed to be exterminated. It is…
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