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Rwandan Patriotic Front soldiers pose with a mortar April 7, 1994 outside of Byumba, Rwanda [Date approximative]

Card Number 5801

Number
5801
Author
Peterson, Scott
Date
April 7, 1994
Ymd
19940407
Uptitle
Civil War Breaks Out In Rwanda
Title
Rwandan Patriotic Front soldiers pose with a mortar April 7, 1994 outside of Byumba, Rwanda [Date approximative]
Subtitle
185252 45: Rwandan Patriotic Front soldiers pose with a mortar April 7, 1994 outside of Byumba, Rwanda. Following the apparent assassination of Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, the Hutu government and its supporters killed thousands of Tutsi civilians, renewing the civil war between the Tutsi-led RPF and the Hutu-backed government. (Photo by Scott Peterson/Liaison)
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Language
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