Word: rwandans
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...days away from seizing power from President Laurent Kabila, the man they installed in office 15 months ago, the question wasn't "Who will be the new President of the Congo?" but rather, "What does the Vice President of Rwanda want?" That man--Paul Kagame, who is also the Rwandan Minister of Defense--is considered to be the mastermind behind both President Mobutu Sese Seko's removal from power in 1997 and what looks to be Kabila's political demise. What Kagame seems to want is a loose federation of autonomous regions based on ethnicity, which would protect his Tutsi...
Laurent Kabila was a lot better at fighting the government than at running it, which is why the same rebel army that swept him to power 18 months ago now appears to have driven him out of the capital. As the Rwandan-backed forces driving towards Kinshasa cut the capital's electricity supply, the Associated Press reported Friday that Kabila had retreated to the southern city of Lubumbashi...
...Kabila's failure to stop attacks on Rwanda by Hutu militants operating out of Congo angered his erstwhile sponsors, but the last straw came when Kabila ordered Rwandan troops out of the capital and his supporters began attacking Tutsi civilians. "This is an extremely emotive issue for the Rwandans and Burundians given the recent genocide," says Mutiso. "Once Kabila's government began whipping up anti-Tutsi sentiment, Rwanda felt compelled to act." With the battle lines drawn by Kabila's anti-Tutsi purge, Congo's president may wind up with plenty of time to mull over the maxim that...
...most important long-term element of this strategy is justice," he wrote in the article. "Unless those responsible for the Rwandan genocide are held accountable for their crimes against humanity the spiral of violence and impunity may continue...the international community must unite to end the crisis...
...Rwandan radio today began broadcasting an unusual advertisement -- an invitation from the government to attend the execution of 33 Hutu militants on Friday. While the European Union has expressed alarm, the Rwandan government believes the executions are essential to pacify the country, says TIME's Clive Mutiso. The government wants to show that "justice" is being done and to send a warning to those Hutu militants who continue to mount attacks...