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 met with RPF leader [[Paul Kagame]] and announced he would form a coalition government with the RPF by signing the Arusha Accords.

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~~.

On April 6, 1994, he died when his plane, which also transported the president of neighboring Burundi, Cyprien Ntaryamira, was shot down over Kigali by a surface-to-air missile. His assassination ignited ethnic tensions in the region and helped spark the [[Rwandan Genocide]].

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

To this day, it is unknown who fired the missile that shot down Habyarimana's plane. Some believe that it was the RPF acting on orders from Paul Kagame, while others believe that it was [[Hutu Power]] followers within the Rwandan Army (possibly acting on orders from Colonel [[Théoneste Bagosora]].)

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 met with RPF leader [[Paul Kagame]] and announced he would form a coalition government with the RPF by signing the Arusha Accords.
-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.
+On April 6, 1994, he died when his plane, which also transported the president of neighboring Burundi, Cyprien Ntaryamira, was shot down over Kigali by a surface-to-air missile. His assassination ignited ethnic tensions in the region and helped spark the [[Rwandan Genocide]].
-His assassination ignited ethnic tensions in the region and helped spark the [[Rwandan Genocide]].
+To this day, it is unknown who fired the missile that shot down Habyarimana's plane. Some believe that it was the RPF acting on orders from Paul Kagame, while others believe that it was [[Hutu Power]] followers within the Rwandan Army (possibly acting on orders from Colonel [[Théoneste Bagosora]].)
 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.