The Bisesero Genocide Memorial is a national memorial in Rwanda commemorating the 1994 Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi. 40,000 people were killed where the memorial now stands.[1]
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Established | 1 June 1994 | (centre)
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Coordinates | 2°10′44″S 29°20′17″E / 2.179°S 29.338°E |
Type | Genocide museum |
Part of | Memorial sites of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda |
Criteria | Cultural: vi |
Reference | 1586-004 |
Inscription | 2023 (45th Session) |
Coordinates | 2°11′31″S 29°20′29″E / 2.192011°S 29.341274°E |
Location
editThe memorial is on a hill at the small settlement of Bisesero, which is about 60 km of road away from Kibuye, Rwanda.[1]
History
editGenocide against the Tutsi began in April 1994. 40,000 people died in the area around Bisesero. Unusually these people offered some defense and they appealed to French peace keeping troops for assistance. The troops had no mandate to intervene and they withdrew from the carnage. 40,000 Rwandans died around Bisesero.[1]
This memorial centre is one of six major centers in Rwanda that commemorate the 1994 Tutsi genocide. The others are the Kigali Memorial Centre, Murambi Memorial Centre, Ntarama Memorial Centre, Nyamata Memorial Centre, and Nyarubuye Memorial Center.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Bisesero: The Hill of Resistance, Noam Schimmel, 2012, Huffington Post, Retrieved 3 March 2016
- ^ Sites mémoriaux du génocide : Nyamata, Murambi, Bisesero et Gisozi, UNESCO, Retrieved 2 March 2015