Historical place archive

Southwestern Rwanda in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Southwestern Rwanda in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels1 people1994–1994

Historical events in Southwestern Rwanda

1994

23 June 1994
French Humanitarian Intervention
Jean-Claude Lafourcade · Rwandan Genocide

The mission establishes a humanitarian protection zone in southwest Rwanda.

23 June 1994
Operation Turquoise
Jean-Claude Lafourcade · Rwandan Genocide

Commands the French-led Operation Turquoise deployment.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match France and Southwestern Rwanda. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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