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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Rwanda Genocide is observed on which day?
A
5 April
B
6 April
C
7 April
D
8 April
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Theme: “Remember-Unite-Renew”. When: Thursday, 7th April 2022, starting from 11:00 a.m.

Detailed explanation-2: -On 7 April, UNESCO commemorates the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, which was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2003. The date marks the beginning of the genocide perpetrated against members of the Tutsi minority by the Hutu extremist-led government.

Detailed explanation-3: -July 4 is Kwibohora, also known as Rwanda Liberation Day. On this day in 1994 the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) secured the capital of Kigali and ended the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

Detailed explanation-4: -During the 1994 Rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the Tutsi, members of the Hutu ethnic majority in the east-central African nation of Rwanda murdered as many as 800, 000 people, mostly of the Tutsi minority.

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