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Kibeho
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Kibeho is a sector and small town in south Rwanda, which became known outside of that country because of reported apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ occurring between 1981 and 1989. It is also known for the Kibeho Massacre in April 1995, when several thousand internally displaced people were killed by the Rwandan Patriotic Army.

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Vinony's link graph records 26 inbound references to Kibeho, and connects out to United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda, Jesus and Rwanda.

The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 5 mapped points.

It sits within the topics Marian apparitions, Pallottines and Populated places in Rwanda.

Vinony links it to 12 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Kibeho
Settlement.settlement_type
Sector and town
Settlement.image_skyline
KIBEHO.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Panoramic view of Kibeho at Nyaruguru District
Settlement.pushpin_map
Rwanda
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Rwanda
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
25px Rwanda
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Admin. Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Southern Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Nyaruguru
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.area_total_km2
78.54
Settlement.population_as_of
2022 census
Settlement.population_total
25885
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
town
Country
Rwanda
Population
25885
Area
78.54
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Commons category
Kibeho
P12749
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Marian apparitions
  • Rwandan genocide
  • Kibeho massacre
  • See also
  • Notes
  • External links

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kibeho” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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