The Rwandan Genocide took place in 1994 in the East African state of
Rwanda. Over the course of approximately 100 days (post the
assassination of Juvénal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira on April 6
through mid-July) it is estimated that more then 500,000 people were
killed, according to a Human Rights Watch. However, estimates of the
death toll have ranged from 500,000–1,000,000, or as much as 20% of the
country's population. The catalyst for the mass slaughter was thought to
be the longstanding ethnic rivalry and tensions between the minority
Tutsi, who had controlled power for centuries, and the majority Hutu
peoples, who had come to power in 1959–62.
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