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28:Human skulls at the
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1109:Genocide memorials
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1014:Opération Turquoise
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632:Interahamwe
614:by radical
352:History of
297:Filmography
1701:Categories
1631:Literature
1578:Healthcare
1499:(currency)
1429:Parliament
1346:Ecoregions
910:Massacres
906:Chronology
868:Hutu Power
836:Background
636:Hutu Power
602:president
431:Revolution
192:RTLM radio
120:Chronology
88:Hutu Power
57:Background
1626:Languages
1558:Education
1527:Transport
1456:President
1397:Elections
1361:Volcanoes
1329:Geography
1045:Aftermath
924:Nyarubuye
717:June 22
666:April 21
622:April 7
583:April 6
518:1998–2003
508:1996–1997
498:1993–1994
488:1990–1994
484:Civil War
435:1959–1962
425:1922–1962
409:1916–1918
399:1885–1919
286:Resources
246:Aftermath
1686:Category
1593:Religion
1424:Military
1380:Politics
1366:Wildlife
1241:Timeline
1225:articles
1113:Bisesero
992:Response
757:See also
709:May 17
696:Tanzania
646:April 8
494:Genocide
343:a series
341:Part of
204:Response
41:a series
39:Part of
1670:Outline
1616:Cuisine
1608:Culture
1541:Society
1522:Tourism
1480:Economy
1233:History
1133:Nyamata
1128:Ntarama
1123:Murambi
977:Kangura
949:by the
914:Gikondo
744:August
692:Burundi
672:Belgian
600:Burundi
594:when a
530:present
457:present
385:Kingdom
186:Kangura
1573:Health
1507:Mining
1497:Franc
1434:Senate
1341:Cities
1223:
1221:Rwanda
1118:Kigali
1031:UNAMIR
1009:France
894:Events
688:crisis
660:Kigali
618:begin.
612:Tutsis
354:Rwanda
345:on the
156:by the
109:Events
43:on the
1677:Index
1651:Sport
1641:Music
1636:Media
1351:Lakes
1256:kings
961:Akazu
779:Notes
738:Zaire
732:July
616:Hutus
528:2020–
455:1962–
170:Akazu
1621:Flag
951:ICTR
931:Rape
676:U.N.
650:The
579:1994
478:1973
468:1963
445:1961
1703::
694:,
574:.
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