Juvénal Habyarimana: Difference between revisions

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However, in 1990, before the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) invasion, and because of mounting pressure from several sources—Rwanda's main ally and financial backer, France, its main funders, the IMF and the World Bank, and from its own citizens wishing for a greater voice and economic change—he agreed to allow the formation of other parties such as the Republican Democratic Movement, the Social Democratic Party, the Liberal Party and the Christian Democratic Party. In 1993, Habyarimana said he would form a coalition government with the RPF by signing the Arusha Accords.

On April 6, 1994, he ~~was killed~~ when his ~~aircraft~~, also ~~carrying~~ the ~~President~~ of ~~neighbouring~~ Burundi, Cyprien Ntaryamira, was shot down near Kigali, Rwanda. His assassination ignited ethnic tensions in the region and helped spark the [[Rwandan Genocide]].

On April 6, 1994, he died when his plane, which also transported the president of neighboring Burundi, Cyprien Ntaryamira, exploded and was shot down near Kigali after suffering such transportation two previous projectile impacts, Rwanda.

His assassination ignited ethnic tensions in the region and helped spark the [[Rwandan Genocide]].

After his death, his remains somehow ended up in the hands of [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], the president of neighboring Zaire. Mobutu kept Habyarimana's remains in a private mausoleum in Gbadolite. Mobutu promised Habyarimana's family that his body would eventually be given a proper burial in Rwanda. However, once the First Congo War got under way, this never came to fruition, and Mobutu would eventually flee the country all together. What exactly happened to Habyarimana's remains after this is unknown, though it is widely believed that they were burned and buried somewhere in Kinasha.

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 However, in 1990, before the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) invasion, and because of mounting pressure from several sources—Rwanda's main ally and financial backer, France, its main funders, the IMF and the World Bank, and from its own citizens wishing for a greater voice and economic change—he agreed to allow the formation of other parties such as the Republican Democratic Movement, the Social Democratic Party, the Liberal Party and the Christian Democratic Party. In 1993, Habyarimana said he would form a coalition government with the RPF by signing the Arusha Accords.
-On April 6, 1994, he was killed when his aircraft, also carrying the President of neighbouring Burundi, Cyprien Ntaryamira, was shot down near Kigali, Rwanda. His assassination ignited ethnic tensions in the region and helped spark the [[Rwandan Genocide]].
+On April 6, 1994, he died when his plane, which also transported the president of neighboring Burundi, Cyprien Ntaryamira, exploded and was shot down near Kigali after suffering such transportation two previous projectile impacts, Rwanda.
+His assassination ignited ethnic tensions in the region and helped spark the [[Rwandan Genocide]].
 After his death, his remains somehow ended up in the hands of [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], the president of neighboring Zaire. Mobutu kept Habyarimana's remains in a private mausoleum in Gbadolite. Mobutu promised Habyarimana's family that his body would eventually be given a proper burial in Rwanda. However, once the First Congo War got under way, this never came to fruition, and Mobutu would eventually flee the country all together. What exactly happened to Habyarimana's remains after this is unknown, though it is widely believed that they were burned and buried somewhere in Kinasha.