Interahamwe
Sign in to saveThe Interahamwe (, ) is a Hutu paramilitary organization active in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The Interahamwe was formed around 1990, as the youth wing of the National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development (MRND according to its French name), the then-ruling party of Rwanda, and enjoyed the backing of the Hutu Power government. The Interahamwe, led by Robert Kajuga, were the main perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide, during which an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 Tutsi, Twa, and moderate Hutus were killed from April to July 1994, and the term "Interahamwe" was
Key facts
- War Faction.name
- Interahamwe
- War Faction.war
- Rwandan genocideFirst Congo WarSecond Congo War
- War Faction.image
- 250px
- War Faction.caption
- Flag of the Interahamwe
- War Faction.leader1_title
- President
- War Faction.leader1_name
- Robert Kajuga
- War Faction.leader2_title
- Vice President
- War Faction.leader2_name
- Georges Rutaganda
- War Faction.leader3_title
- Other figures
- War Faction.leader3_name
- Augustin BizimunguTharcisse RenzahoIldéphonse HategekimanaIldéphonse NizeyimanaProtais MpiranyaCallixte NzabonimanaAloys Ndimbati
- War Faction.ideology
- Hutu PowerUltranationalismPro-Juvénal Habyarimana
- War Faction.position
- Far-right
- War Faction.area
- Jungles of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo; formerly Rwanda
- War Faction.size
- 100,000 (1994)20,000 (1998)
- War Faction.allies
- Impuzamugambi (1996–1997) Army for the Liberation of Rwanda (1996–2001) (1998–2003) FDLR (2000–present)
- War Faction.opponents
- Rwandan Patriotic Front (1994) (1994–present) AFDL (1996–1997) (1996–present)
- War Faction.partof
- MRND
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- After the Rwandan genocide
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The Interahamwe (, ) is a Hutu paramilitary organization active in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The Interahamwe was formed around 1990, as the youth wing of the National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development (MRND according to its French name), the then-ruling party of Rwanda, and enjoyed the backing of the Hutu Power government. The Interahamwe, led by Robert Kajuga, were the main perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide, during which an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 Tutsi, Twa, and moderate Hutus were killed from April to July 1994, and the term "Interahamwe" was widened to mean any civilian militias or bands killing Tutsi.
The Interahamwe were driven out of Rwanda after Tutsi-led Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) victory in the Rwandan Civil War in July 1994, and are considered a terrorist organization by many African and Western governments. The Interahamwe and splinter groups such as the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) continue to wage an insurgency against Rwanda from neighboring countries, where they are also involved in local conflicts and terrorism.
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Anti-intellectualismAuthoritarianismFactions of the First Congo WarFalse flag operationsMilitary units and formations established in 1992Paramilitary organisations based in RwandaPerpetrators of the Rwandan genocideRebel groups in RwandaRebel groups in the Democratic Republic of the CongoRebel groups in UgandaViolence against women in Rwanda