International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda 

International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda  in United Nations in 2024

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Dates of International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda 
2025 United Nations Monday, April 7thInternational Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda 
2024 United Nations Sunday, April 7thInternational Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda 
2023 United Nations Friday, April 7thInternational Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda 
2022 United Nations Thursday, April 7thInternational Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda 
2021 United Nations Wednesday, April 7thInternational Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda 
Summary
On April 7th, the Genocide Memorial Day public holiday in Rwanda memorialises victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

The Rwandan genocide was a mass slaughter of Tutsi in Rwanda during the Rwandan Civil War, which had started in 1990. It was directed by members of the Hutu majority government during the 100-day period from April 7th to mid-July 1994.

It is estimated that up to 1,000,000 Rwandans were killed, constituting an estimated 70% of the Tutsi population. Additionally, 30% of the Pygmy Batwa were killed.

The genocide and widespread slaughter of Rwandans ended after the Tutsi-backed and heavily armed Rwandan Patriotic Front, led by Paul Kagame, took control of the capital and the country. An estimated 2,000,000 Rwandans, mostly Hutu, were displaced and became refugees.

Genocide Memorial Day marks the beginning of the national mourning period that lasts until July 4th and Liberation Day, a day set aside to celebrate the day Rwanda Patriotic Front brought to an end the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

In 2003, a United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution establishing the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda on April 7th. In January 2018, the day was renamed as International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

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