17 June 1994
France announces plans to deploy troops to Rwanda as an interim peacekeeping force. UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali and the US Government support the plan.
16 June 1994
RPF forces rescue about 3,000 hostages from the Sainte Famille and Saint Paul parishes after exchanging gunfire with Government troops and militias.
15 June 1994
France declares its intention to send troops to Rwanda ostensibly to save the lives of Tutsi who are being massacred by Hutu militias and troops of the Rwandan Government
13 June 1994
RPF forces take over Gitarama. The 30th Organization of African Unity summit opens in Tunisia with Interim Government President Sindikubwabo representing Rwanda while the RPF
11 June 1994
Delegates at the Organization of African Unity ministerial meeting in Tunisia agree to send troops to Rwanda as a UN protection force of African nations.
10 June 1994
Government forces and militias continue to massacre civilians. They kill Tutsi Catholic Brothers and 70 other displaced people who took refuge in the Saint Famille Catholic Church in Kigali.
4 June 1994
For the second time, UNAMIR suspends the evacuation of civilians caught in the war zones in Kigali because its convoy came under fire the previous day.
3 June 1994
Over 300 people are evacuated from Saint Famille Catholic Church and from the Amahoro Stadium.
2 June 1994
Killings take place in Tumba Commune. The Interim Government in Kigali makes arrangements to purchase 40,000 hand grenades and 300,000 rounds of ammunition from Egypt
1 June 1994
Bodies of genocide victims are found between Butamwa, Mount Kigali and the mosque in Nyamirambo.