7 April 1994
Belgian Peacekeepers Deployed
Commands Belgian UNAMIR personnel during the opening violence.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Kigali in Belgium. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Commands Belgian UNAMIR personnel during the opening violence.
Peacekeepers are assigned to protect Prime Minister Uwilingiyimana.
Ten Belgian peacekeepers are murdered after being disarmed.
Their deaths contribute to Belgium's decision to withdraw.
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