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Butare in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Butare in Rwanda. 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 Butare

1994

5 July 1994
Butare Captured
Paul Kagame · Rwandan Genocide

RPF forces capture Butare.

5 July 1994
RPF Advances South
Paul Kagame · Rwandan Genocide

The military advance further collapses interim government control.

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