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Interahamwe

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Noun1.Interahamwe - a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists"
ALIR, Army for the Liberation of Rwanda, FAR, Former Armed Forces
act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
Ruanda, Rwanda, Rwandese Republic - a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony
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During the genocide in 1994, at least 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were massacred by Hutu extremists known as the Interahamwe in a spate of killings that lasted 100 days.
Canada jails Rwandan over genocide by Aljazeera.net
The Tanzanian prosecutor also accused the former planning minister, son-in-law of fugitive businessman Felicien Kabuga, of having distributed arms to Interahamwe militia and abused his position to divert funds from donors such as the World Bank, the US and Belgium to the Interahamwe.
Rwandan minister 'spread gospel of genocide': prosecutor by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Theoneste Bagosora was convicted of distributing weapons and directing Hutu soldiers and the notorious Interahamwe militia to kill Tutsis and moderate Hutus.
world ROUND-UP: Genocide top man convicted by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
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