WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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led by Romeo Dallaire
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most peacekeepers were removed from Rwanda at the start of the genocide
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failed to stop the genocide
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led by Paul Kagame
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Detailed explanation-1: -June 22, 1994. The UN Security Council, by resolution S/RES/929 (1994), authorized a military force to establish and maintain a “safe zone” in the south-west of Rwanda, led by France. The first contingents of the force of 2, 550 French troops and 500 African troops entered Rwanda the next day.
Detailed explanation-2: -The assassination of Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana set off the genocide, in which Hutu extremists killed an estimated 500, 000 to 800, 000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu. Kagame resumed the civil war and ended the genocide with a military victory.
Detailed explanation-3: -The United Nations system in Rwanda consists of 22 UN agencies, programmes, and funds, both resident and non-resident. Since the Genocide against the Tutsi in 1994, the UN system has been a fundamental partner in the reconstruction of Rwanda. Since 2008, they have been delivering as one: ‘One UN’.
Detailed explanation-4: -Roméo Dallaire, (born June 25, 1946, Denekamp, Netherlands), Canadian army officer who led the ill-fated United Nations peacekeeping mission (1993–94) in Rwanda. The son of a Canadian soldier, Dallaire joined the Canadian army in 1964 and earned a B.S.