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A Rwandan Patriotic Front soldier fires a machine gun April 7, 1994 outside of Byumba, Rwanda [Date approximative]

Card Number 5803

Number
5803
Author
Peterson, Scott
Date
April 7, 1994
Ymd
19940407
Uptitle
Civil War Breaks Out In Rwanda
Title
A Rwandan Patriotic Front soldier fires a machine gun April 7, 1994 outside of Byumba, Rwanda [Date approximative]
Subtitle
185252 03: A Rwandan Patriotic Front soldier fires a machine gun 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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Photo
Language
EN