Ruanda

Ru·an·da  (r-änd)

See Rwanda.

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Ruanda - a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony Rwanda, Rwandese Republic ALIR, Army for the Liberation of Rwanda, FAR, Former Armed Forces, 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" East Africa - a geographical area in eastern Africa capital of Rwanda, Kigali - the national capital and largest city of Rwanda; located in central Rwanda Africa - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean Kivu, Lake Kivu - a lake in the mountains of central Africa between Congo and Rwanda Hutu - a member of a Bantu people living in Rwanda and Burundi Tutsi, Watusi, Watutsi - a member of a Bantu speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi Rwandan - a native or inhabitant of Rwanda