Gitarama
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Gitarama is a city in central Rwanda that became a significant site of violence and atrocities during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ |
| administrativeChange | integrated into Southern Province after administrative reform ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroups |
Hutu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tutsi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical highland climate ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | former part of Belgian-administered Ruanda-Urundi ⓘ |
| country | Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryCapitalOf | former Gitarama Prefecture ⓘ |
| demographicImpact |
loss of life during 1994 genocide
ⓘ
population displacement during 1994 genocide ⓘ |
| elevation | highland region ⓘ |
| formerName | Gitarama Prefecture capital ⓘ |
| governance | under Rwandan central government ⓘ |
| governedBy | Rwandan local authorities ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Muhanga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
important location in history of Rwandan genocide
ⓘ
site of large-scale atrocities in 1994 ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | political events during Rwandan genocide ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-colonial Rwanda ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Kinyarwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Rwanda ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Southern Province, Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountryDuringEvent | Republic of Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | 1994 Rwandan genocide ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Butare (Huye)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kigali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gitarama Prefecture (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postGenocideDevelopment | subject to reconstruction and reconciliation efforts ⓘ |
| religionPresent |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Rwandan genocide
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
atrocities against civilians in 1994 ⓘ mass violence in 1994 ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfEvent |
1994
ⓘ
April 1994 ⓘ |
| transportConnection | road link between Kigali and southwestern Rwanda ⓘ |
| typeOfViolenceExperienced |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
ethnic violence ⓘ mass killings ⓘ |
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