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Macron, Kagame inaugurate Paris memorial honouring victims of the Rwandan genocide

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 72 words
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What to know about Macron, Kagame inaugurate Paris memorial honouring victims of the Rwandan genocide

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame is in Paris with President Emmanuel Macron for the inauguration of a new memorial site dedicated to the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis.

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What happened

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame is in Paris with President Emmanuel Macron for the inauguration of a new memorial site dedicated to the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis.

Why it matters

More than one million Tutsis were killed over a period of just over 100 days.

Common ground

France at the time, was accused of complicity in the genocide because of its ties with the then Rwandan government.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Rwanda's President Paul Kagame is in Paris with President Emmanuel Macron for the inauguration of a new memorial site dedicated to the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis.”
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Multiple independent web sources (YouTube, KT Press, and another news report) confirm that President Paul Kagame and President Emmanuel Macron met in Paris to inaugurate a new memorial site (Habib-Bourguiba Esplanade) for the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Kabila Kabange ( kab-EE-lə, French: [ʒozɛf kabila]; born 4 June 1971) is a Congolese politician and former military officer who was the fourth president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kabila
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Juvénal Habyarimana (Kinyarwanda: [hɑβɟɑːɾímɑ̂ːnɑ]; French: [ʒyvenal abjaʁimana]; 8 March 1937 – 6 April 1994) was a Rwandan politician and military officer who was the second president of Rwanda, fro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juvénal_Habyarimana
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paul Kagame ( kə-GAH-may; born 23 October 1957) is a Rwandan politician and former military officer who has been the president of Rwanda since 2000. He was previously considered Rwanda's de facto lea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kagame
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Claim 2: “More than one million Tutsis were killed over a period of just over 100 days.”
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The claim that over a million people (mostly Tutsis) were killed in approximately 100 days is supported by the Holocaust Encyclopedia and Wikipedia. While BBC News cites a figure of 'about 800,000', the 'up to one million' figure is a widely cited estimate in authoritative sources, and the 100-day timeframe is consistently confirmed across all sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bugesera invasion (French: Invasion de Bugesera), also known as the Bloody Christmas (French: Noël Rouge), was a military attack which was conducted against Rwanda by rebels called Inyenzi who aim…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugesera_invasion
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Rwandan genocide, also known as the Tutsi genocide, occurred from 7 April to 19 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. Over a span of around 100 days, members of the Tutsi ethnic group, as well a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_genocide
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tutsi ( TUUT-see), also called Watusi, Watutsi or Abatutsi (Kinyarwanda pronunciation: [ɑ.βɑ.tuː.t͡si]), are an ethnic group established primarily in Rwanda and Burundi. They are a Bantu-speaking …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutsi
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Claim 3: “France at the time, was accused of complicity in the genocide because of its ties with the then Rwandan government.”
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Wikipedia specifically confirms that the role of France in the 1994 genocide has been a subject of sustained controversy and diplomatic tension, noting that France supported the Hutu-led government during the civil war preceding the genocide.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Rwandan Defence Force (RDF, Kinyarwanda: Ingabo z'u Rwanda, French: Forces rwandaises de défense, Swahili: Nguvu ya Ulinzi ya Watu wa Rwanda) is the military of Rwanda. Prior to 1994, Rwanda's mil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Defence_Force
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The role of France in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi has been the subject of sustained controversy and diplomatic tension between France and Rwanda. During the civil war that preceded the genocid…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_and_the_Rwandan_genocid…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Rwandan Civil War was a large-scale civil war in Rwanda which was fought between the Rwandan Armed Forces, representing the country's government, and the rebel Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) from 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Civil_War
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