20th Anniversary of Rwanda Genocide

[undercoverbrother]

April 7 1994, was the start of a period of madness that lasted till July 15, 1994.

The deaths are hard to pin down, but the generally start at 500,000 and can peak at 1,000,000.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Genocide

Like most things in Africa it was confusing, violent and bitter.


It also had an effect on those that tried to stop it.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/rwanda-...gacy-1.2598407


These types of things should be remembered.

[Nyah]

500,000-1,000,000 in just a few months is almost impossible for me to comprehend. So brutal and sad.

[Table 5]

It never ceases to amaze me how cruel we humans can be to each other. I'd call us a bunch of animals, but that would be a disservice to animals.