Genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda (PDF, new window)
We were desensitized by being told that Tutsis were the enemy of Hutus and were trying to kill us. It made this hatred and anger penetrate our hearts, and we became like animals.
Yeee, tubatsembatsembe, Yeee, tubagandagure...
Image. Rwandan children with newly arrived U.S. military troops, checking their bags in the background, at the Rwandan refugee site near Goma, Zaire, 1994. Credit: U.S. National Archives.
Image. Kibumba refugee camp, Zaire, 1994. Credit: U.S. National Archive.
Image. Flock of Rwandan refugees, carrying all their belongings, heading to Goma, 1994. Due to the cholera epidemic, approximately 2,000 Rwandan refugees were dying every day.
Image. A convoy of United Nations trucks escorted by a high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) making the 20-km uphill trek, past hiking Rwandans, to take purified water to Kibumba, the nearest refugee camp, 1994. Credit: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.