S2 E7: 100 Days of Death: the Rwandan Genocide

As the sounds of crickets filled the warm and dry night air, I uncomfortably tossed and turn in bed. Was it the warmth that kept me awake or was it the fact Rwanda was again on a knife edge?

       The Two main tribes in our country have been at each other's throats for decades and I  couldn’t help but feel the palpable tension blanketing the capital Kigali.

                Surely the violence that plagued the country in 1990 couldn’t return, surely the ceasefire  signed by President Habyarimana

Would hold. But as my eyes became heavy and I drift off to sleep, I remember seeing the calendar on the wall, tomorrow was the 6th of April 1994 the day our country plummets into the depths of hell for 100 days.

 

 

Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast where we explore the darkest parts of human history. hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always.  Just a quick thank you to you all for helping the show hit 50,000 downloads, when I started this just over a year ago I never thought I would get there and that is all down to you guys so thank you. 

       In today’s episode, we will discuss the Rwandan genocide, one of the most brutal and devastating events to happen to a country in modern history. I’m going to try to explain it as if I myself was there at the time, This will be a tough episode to talk about there is a lot of suffering and despair attached to this one, so please keep that In mind when listening, So without further ado please sit back and relax next to the fire for more dark history.

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