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Rwandan genocide
Human skulls at the Nyamata Genocide Memorial Centre
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Background History of Rwanda Origins of Hutu, Tutsi and Twa Kingdom of Rwanda Rwandan Revolution Rwandan Civil War Hutu Power Assassination of Habyarimana and Ntaryamira
Events Initial events Chronology Gikondo massacre Musha Church massacre Nyarubuye massacre
Parties responsible People indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal Genocidaires Akazu Impuzamugambi militia Interahamwe militia Kangura RTLM radio
Response Rwandan Patriotic Front International community United Nations Mission UN Security Council Resolution 935 Opération "Turquoise"
Aftermath Great Lakes refugee crisis Gacaca court First Congo War (Massacres of Hutus) Second Congo War
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Charles Sikubwabo was a Rwandan fugitive war criminal wanted for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. He was indicted following by the United Nations' International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda for genocide, crimes against humanity, and other violations of international humanitarian law. He served as mayor of Gishyita commune, Kibuye prefecture, from 1993 till July 1994. According to the indictment against him, Sikubwabo played an instrumental role in the murder of Tutsis in the Kibuye region during the genocide, including personally participating in killings. During this period, in contact with Clement Kayishema, Obed Ruzindana, and Aloys Ndimbati, amongst others, he facilitated the murders of Tutsis who sought refuge in the Bisesero hills. On April 30th 2024 the war crimes tribunal for Rwanda declared it had enough evidence to confirm Sikubwabo's death. He is believed to have been buried in an unmarked grave in central Africa.

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