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The Arusha Accord is signed to end civil war in Rwanda

Date
4 Aug 1993
Updated
30 Sep 2019
The Arusha Accord is signed to end civil war in Rwanda

After numerous attempts to end the Rwandan Civil War, the Arusha Accord was signed in Arusha, Tanzania between the Rwandan government and Tutsi Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF). The signing of the Accord followed a ceasefire agreement which was reached in July 1992. The Rwandan Civil War began in October 1990 when the RPF invaded Rwanda from Uganda in an attempt to overthrow the government of President Juvénal Habyarimana. The Arusha agreement required a Commission of Inquiry and a National Commission on Human Rights to investigate human rights violations committed by all parties in Rwanda.

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  1. 01Peace Accords Matrix, ‘Rwanda: Arusha Accord-04 August 1993’, [online], available at https://peaceaccords.nd.edu (Accessed: 04 July 2012)
  2. 02United States Institute of Peace, ‘Truth Commission: Rwanda 99’, [online], available at www.usip.org (Accessed: 04 July 2012)

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, August 2). The Arusha Accord is signed to end civil war in Rwanda. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089625

South African History Online (2012) 'The Arusha Accord is signed to end civil war in Rwanda', South African History Online, 2 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089625 (Accessed: 9 August 2026).

South African History Online, The Arusha Accord is signed to end civil war in Rwanda [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089625, (accessed 9 August 2026).

"The Arusha Accord is signed to end civil war in Rwanda." South African History Online, 2 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089625. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "The Arusha Accord is signed to end civil war in Rwanda." South African History Online. August 2, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089625.

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