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Is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Rwanda emerged as a country in the the XV century. It gained independence from Belgium in 1959 and became a Republic in 1962.
Establishment
July 1962: Rwanda gained independence on 1 July 1962.
Chronology
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Was a civil war between the forces of the Rwandan government and the rebel Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) from 1 October 1990 to 18 July 1994. The victorious RPF assumed control of the country and formed a new government.
1.1.First RPF Offensive
Military offensive by the Rwandan Patriotic Front during the Rwandan Civil War.
October 1990: RPF started from Uganda theit invasion of Rwanda. In the first few days of fighting, the RPF advanced 60 km south to Gabiro.
October 1990: By the end of October the Rwandan government had regained all the ground taken by the RPF and pushed the rebels all the way back to the Ugandan border. The Rwandan Government announced on 30 October that the war was over.
1.2.RPF Guerrilla Phase
After an unsuccessful offensive at the the beginning of the Rwandan Civil War, the rebel Rwandan Patriotic Front moved to the Virunga mountains and initiated a phase of guerrill warfare against the Rwandan government.
November 1990: The Rwandan Patriotic Front withdrew most of the army from north-eastern Rwanda, moving them to the Virunga mountains. The march west took almost a week.
July 1991: The RPF made some territorial gains including capturing the border town of Gatuna.
November 1991: By late 1991 the RPF controlled 5% of Rwanda.
1.3.Second RPF Offensive
Military offensive by the Rwandan Patriotic Front during the Rwandan Civil War.
February 1993: In 1993, peace talks between the Rwandan government and the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) failed, leading to a full-scale military offensive by the RPF. They quickly captured Ruhengeri on the first day of fighting, escalating the conflict in the region.
February 1993: Buyumba conquered by Rwandan Patriotic Front.
February 1993: The RPF had advanced to within 30 km of the capital, Kigali.
March 1993: After two days of negotiations in the Ugandan capital Kampala, the RPF withdrew to its pre-February territory.
1.4.Third RPF Offensive
Military offensive by the Rwandan Patriotic Front during the Rwandan Civil War that resulted in the ousting of the Rwandan government.
May 1993: The Rwandan Patriotic Front moved steadily south through the eastern part of the country, capturing Gabiro and large areas of the countryside to the north and east of Kigali.
June 1993: By 13 June Gitarama is taken.
July 1993: The RPF finally defeated the Rwandan Army in Kigali.
July 1993: At the end of July 1994 Kagame's forces held the whole of Rwanda except for a small zone in the south-west.
1.5.Operation Turquoise
In late June 1994, during the Rwandan Civil War, France launched Opération Turquoise, a UN-mandated mission to create safe humanitarian areas.
June 1993: In late June 1994 France launched Opération Turquoise, a UN-mandated mission to create safe humanitarian areas for displaced persons, refugees, and civilians in danger. From bases in the Zairian cities of Goma and Bukavu, the French entered south-western Rwanda and established the Turquoise zone.
July 1994: End of the War. Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) victory.
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