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Rwanda is a landlocked nation located in Central Africa and bordered by Uganda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.
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Fast Facts:
- Capital: Kigali
- Government: republic, presidential, multiparty system
- Population: approximately 8 million
- Currency: Rwandan Franc (RWF)
- Exchange Rate: Rwandan francs per US dollar - 560 (2006)
- Official Language: Kinyarwanda, French, and English
- Contains world's only surviving population of mountain gorillas
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Brief History
Despite its small size, Rwanda supports the densest population of any nation in Africa. The nation achieved its independence from Belgium in 1962; three years prior, in 1959 the majority ethnic group, the Hutu, overthrew the ruling Tutsi king. Afterwards, many Tutsi formed a rebel group known as the Rwandan Patriotic Front and periodic unrest plagued the small nation. In 1994, triggered by the shooting down of a jet carrying the Hutu President, Hutu militias engaged in a systematic genocide of all Tutsi and moderate Hutus in the country, killing over 800,000 in the process. After the genocide, Tutsi militias fought back and installed a Tutsi President, Paul Kagame. -
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Rwanda Questions
Is the United Nations useless? 5 AnswersNo. It gets all the nations together to talk, even when they are grandstanding by recalling their ambassadors to the countries where they need them most. They a... read more -
Political Parties
- Wikipedia: Political Parties in Rwanda
The Rwandan Genocide
- Mahalo's Page on The Rwandan Genocide
Rwanda Maps and Geography
- Wikipedia: Geography of Rwanda
- Google Image Search: Rwanda Maps
- World Atlas: Maps of Rwanda
Rwanda Capital
- Mahalo's page on Kigali City
Rwanda Culture
- Rwanda Gateway: Culture and Society
- Rwanda Tourism: Traditions of Rwanda
- Wonder Africa.com: Rwanda Culture
- Africa Travelling: Rwanda Culture
- Wikipedia: Demographics of Rwanda
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im gonna start an organization where u plant a tree everyday. and then a dollar gets sent to rwanda afterwards. .................... yes.
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Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda will soon be our colonies. One people, one country, one life president. #vision2012
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Arrived safely in Kigali. 2 LONG flights and hectic layover in Brussels. 3 lost bags (of 23), but now happy and rested in AFRICA #rwanda
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U.N. court acquits priest of genocide in Rwanda http://blodic.us/125849644865
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NJ Paper profile Ethiopia born entrepreneur Alfa Demmellash: Nazret.com Atop a hill in Kibuye, Rwanda, a church.. http://bit.ly/08j9AvE
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