Ethnic violence in Rwandan capital Kigali is spreads throughout the country

From 7 April until mid July 1994, ethnic violence broke out in Rwanda between the Tutsis and the Hutus. The Hutus who are the majority, set out to kill, rape and loot properties of the Tutsis. The genocide followed the day after the death of the Rwandan president, Juvénal Habyarimana. Habyarimana died when his plane was shot down as it was landing in Kigali. It was never determined who was responsible but a widespread belief was that it was the Tutsi dominated party Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF). By the end of the genocide, it is estimated that between half a million and a million people had been killed, a large percentage of them Tutsis. The genocide left the country devastated. Infrastructure, the economy and families suffered. Millions of children were left orphaned. Most of the violence was centred in the capital city of Kigali.