28 June 1994
The UN Commission on Human Rights Special Rapporteur, René Dégni-Ségui, presents his report on the humanitarian situation in Rwanda stating
27 June 1994
Two nuns from Kibuye alert Lieutenant-Colonel Duval, the commander of a Turquoise detachment headed toward the Bisesero Hills in the commune of Gishyita,
June 26 1994
RPF forces continue capturing territory from the fleeing Government forces. Journalist Sam Kiley informs the French soldiers of the Omar detachment, under Lieutenant Commander Marin Gillier
25 June 1994
UNAMIR reports that it still cannot move 400 civilians across the frontlines in Kigali because of intense fighting in the city center.
24 June 1994
More French forces move into western Rwanda through Goma and Bukavu. More than 30,000 refugees in the RPF-controlled area of Ndera, 20 kilometers east
23 June 1994
“Operation Turquoise” launches with approximately 3,000 French and African troops deployed to provide a humanitarian safe zone in southwest Rwanda.
22 June 1994
The French Government secures authorisation, under UN Security Council Resolution 929, to set up a “safe zone” in Rwanda for providing humanitarian
21 June 1994
French soldiers arrive on Rwanda’s border with Zaire. The former President of the UN Security Council, Paul Keating of New Zealand, cautions the Council that France’s mission
19 June 1994
France requests authorisation from the UN Security Council to send troops to Rwanda.
18 June 1994
Fighting continues in Kigali in the areas still under Government troops’ control. RPF forces advance towards Butare