4 October 1990

The Rwandan armed forces (FAR) staged a fake RPF attack on Kigali. On national radio, President Habyarimana decrees a state of siege and calls for vigilance and denunciation of spies. Some 10,000 Tutsi and political opponents are arrested. Tutsi massacre took place in Kibilira, and over 500 were killed.

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