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The Rwandan genocide began on 7 April 1994, the day after President Habyarimana's plane was shot down.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that the Rwandan genocide began on 7 April 1994, the day after President Habyarimana's plane was shot down?

Unclear. Several sources place the genocide's events from 7 April 1994 and date President Habyarimana's plane crash to 6 April, but none states in one place that the genocide began on 7 April, the day after the shootdown.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 5 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 5
After All Was Lost: The Resilience of a Rwandan Family Orphaned on April 6, 1994 when the Rwandan President’s Plane was Shot Down
2023
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After All Was Lost: The Resilience of a Rwandan Family Orphaned on April 6, 1994 when the Rwandan President’s Plane was Shot Down. (2023). ebookcentral.proquest.com. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=7289907

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Violence erupts in Rwanda, foreshadowing genocide | April 7, 1994 | HISTORY
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Violence erupts in Rwanda, foreshadowing genocide | April 7, 1994 | HISTORY. (n.d.). history.com. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/april-7/civil-war-erupts-in-rwanda

Outreach Programme on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and the United Nations
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Outreach Programme on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and the United Nations. (n.d.). un.org. https://www.un.org/en/preventgenocide/rwanda/historical-background.shtml

The Anonymous Member of the Interhamwe: Bill Clinton's Complicity in the Rwandan Genocide
2009
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David, M. (2009). The Anonymous Member of the Interhamwe: Bill Clinton's Complicity in the Rwandan Genocide. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ889559

From Colonial Division to Nationalist Violence: The Roots and Legacies of the Rwandan Genocide
2025
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From Colonial Division to Nationalist Violence: The Roots and Legacies of the Rwandan Genocide. (2025). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.70121/001c.145109

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