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Air class="ok"> Burundi class="ok"> has, class="ok"> on class="ok"> the class="ok"> other class="ok"> hand, class="ok"> raised class="ok"> its class="ok"> fares class="ok"> in class="ok"> order class="ok"> to class="ok"> fly class="ok"> the class="ok"> large class="ok"> number class="ok"> of class="ok"> people class="ok"> wanting class="ok"> to class="ok"> go class="ok"> to class="ok"> Arusha.
"We class="ok"> are class="ok"> fed class="ok"> up class="ok"> with class="ok"> war. class="ok"> I class="ok"> must class="ok"> do class="ok"> all class="ok"> my class="ok"> level class="ok"> best class="ok"> to class="ok"> ensure class="ok"> that class="ok"> I class="ok"> am class="ok"> in class="ok"> Arusha class="ok"> for class="ok"> the class="ok"> historic class="ok"> occasion", class="ok"> young class="ok"> academician class="ok"> Emmanuel class="ok"> Uwimana class="ok"> declared.
The class="ok"> joyous class="ok"> atmosphere class="ok"> has class="ok"> also class="ok"> gripped class="ok"> relief class="ok"> camps class="ok"> for class="ok"> displaced class="ok"> persons, class="ok"> where class="ok"> the class="ok"> news class="ok"> of class="ok"> the class="ok"> new class="ok"> signing class="ok"> date class="ok"> was class="ok"> greeted class="ok"> with class="ok"> ululations class="ok"> and class="ok"> dancing.
"All class="ok"> I class="ok"> want class="ok"> is class="ok"> to class="ok"> get class="ok"> back class="ok"> to class="ok"> my class="ok"> village class="ok"> of class="ok"> Byumba class="ok"> and class="ok"> start class="ok"> rebuilding class="ok"> from class="ok"> whatever class="ok"> is class="ok"> remaining", class="ok"> said class="ok"> Nyirabagande, class="ok"> 35, class="ok"> a class="ok"> mother class="ok"> of class="ok"> five class="ok"> who class="ok"> is class="ok"> currently class="ok"> living class="ok"> at class="ok"> Nyacyonga class="ok"> Camp, class="ok"> some class="ok"> 25 class="ok"> km class="ok"> (15 class="ok"> miles) class="ok"> from class="ok"> here.
Diplomatic class="ok"> observers class="ok"> here class="ok"> also class="ok"> said class="ok"> the class="ok"> commitment class="ok"> and class="ok"> spirit class="ok"> to class="ok"> peace class="ok"> by class="ok"> the class="ok"> Rwandan class="ok"> government class="ok"> and class="ok"> RPF class="ok"> foes class="ok"> was class="ok"> a class="ok"> great class="ok"> relief class="ok"> to class="ok"> the class="ok"> people.
But class="ok"> most class="ok"> Rwandese class="ok"> also class="ok"> express class="ok"> concern class="ok"> that class="ok"> unless class="ok"> both class="ok"> sides class="ok"> acted class="ok"> speedily class="ok"> to class="ok"> implement class="ok"> the class="ok"> peace class="ok"> accord, class="ok"> lasting class="ok"> peace class="ok"> in class="ok"> Rwanda class="ok"> could class="ok"> yet class="ok"> be class="ok"> an class="ok"> illusive class="ok"> dream.
The class="ok"> signing class="ok"> of class="ok"> the class="ok"> Rwandan class="ok"> peace class="ok"> accord class="ok"> on class="ok"> Wednesday class="ok"> would class="ok"> bring class="ok"> to class="ok"> an class="ok"> end class="ok"> nearly class="ok"> three class="ok"> years class="ok"> of class="ok"> war, class="ok"> which class="ok"> started class="ok"> on class="ok"> October class="ok"> 2, class="ok"> 1990 class="ok"> when class="ok"> the class="ok"> RPF class="ok"> invaded class="ok"> Rwanda class="ok"> from class="ok"> Uganda class="ok"> in class="ok"> an class="ok"> attempt class="ok"> to class="ok"> overthrow class="ok"> Habyarimana's class="ok"> Hutu-led class="ok"> regime class="ok"> in class="ok"> Kigali.
The class="ok"> rebels class="ok"> were class="ok"> mainly class="ok"> members class="ok"> of class="ok"> the class="ok"> Tutsi class="ok"> minority class="ok"> who class="ok"> had class="ok"> been class="ok"> living class="ok"> in class="ok"> exile class="ok"> in class="ok"> Uganda class="ok"> since class="ok"> 1959.
They class="ok"> fled class="ok"> there class="ok"> to class="ok"> escape class="ok"> ethnic class="ok"> strife class="ok"> which class="ok"> ended class="ok"> traditional class="ok"> Tutsi class="ok"> rule class="ok"> in class="ok"> Rwanda class="ok"> and class="ok"> in class="ok"> 1990 class="ok"> defected class="ok"> from class="ok"> the class="ok"> Ugandan class="ok"> army class="ok"> with class="ok"> their class="ok"> arms class="ok"> to class="ok"> try class="ok"> and class="ok"> regain class="ok"> power class="ok"> at class="ok"> home.
But class="ok"> the class="ok"> invasion class="ok"> failed, class="ok"> and class="ok"> the class="ok"> rebels class="ok"> turned class="ok"> the class="ok"> struggle class="ok"> into class="ok"> a class="ok"> guerrilla class="ok"> warfare class="ok"> that class="ok"> has class="ok"> killed class="ok"> thousands class="ok"> of class="ok"> people class="ok"> and class="ok"> displaced class="ok"> hundreds class="ok"> of class="ok"> thousands class="ok"> of class="ok"> others.
The class="ok"> Rwandan class="ok"> government class="ok"> has class="ok"> often class="ok"> accused class="ok"> Ugandan class="ok"> President class="ok"> Yoweri class="ok"> Museveni's class="ok"> National class="ok"> Resistance class="ok"> Army, class="ok"> whom class="ok"> the class="ok"> exiles class="ok"> helped class="ok"> to class="ok"> come class="ok"> to class="ok"> power class="ok"> in class="ok"> a class="ok"> similar class="ok"> bush class="ok"> war class="ok"> in class="ok"> Uganda, class="ok"> of class="ok"> supporting class="ok"> the class="ok"> rebels, class="ok"> a class="ok"> charge class="ok"> Museveni class="ok"> as class="ok"> constantly class="ok"> denied.
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