In April 1994 the Rwandan President's plane was shot down. Within hours of his death a new radical Hutu regime came to power in Rwanda and violence against Tutsis and moderate Hutus began.
This film clip shows United Kingdom Land Forces in Rwanda as part of the United Nations reconstruction force in 1994 and refugees walking with their belongings.
This clip is taken from the Imperial War Museum's new online exhibition - 'Through My Eyes: Stories of conflict, belonging and identity.' The site can be accessed on www.throughmyeyes.org.uk. Read this and other stories in full (Film copyright of IWM Ref: BFA_531, all rights reserved)
Horible thing that happended in Rwanda. The worst about it is that more events like that happen all over the world. Refugees desperatelly need our help, to be able to survive and to start over. I try to help as much as I can but I am not a wealthy person, but I guess even small help counts.
LaraBallerina 1 month ago