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interahamwe::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | alir, army for the liberation of rwanda, far, former armed forces |
Examples of interahamwe
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I hate the way interahamwe are so matter of fact about talking about killing children.
From the economist.com
Interahamwe and the presidential guard began to kill opposition politicians and prominent Tutsi.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The interahamwe who did not take up Rwandan president Paul Kagame's offer to return home disappeared into the Congolese bush.
From the guardian.co.uk
Military commanders talk of isolating the interahamwe by coaxing civilians down from the hills, offering them food and shelter in the valleys below.
From the economist.com
Among these fugitives were members of the ousted Rwandan army and the interahamwe death squads who had earlier carried out genocide against some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus.
From the time.com
On June 3rd it was attacked by interahamwe militiamen, the Hutu killers responsible for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, who came down from their bases in the surrounding hills.
From the economist.com
Many of the interahamwe fighters were recruited and trained in the refugee camps in eastern Congo and came back to Rwanda with the refugees when they were forcibly repatriated in late 1996.
From the economist.com
It was preceded by a rally in the local football stadium, where trenchant appeals were made for solidarity and collective resistance against the interahamwe.
From the economist.com
- Army for the Liberation of Rwanda: a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists"
- The Interahamwe (Kinyarwanda meaning "those who stand/work/fight/attack together") is a Hutu paramilitary organization. The militia enjoyed the backing of the Hutu-led government leading up to, during, and after the Rwandan Genocide.
- Perpetrators of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide along with the Armed Forces of Rwanda. Formed by a group of young Hutu men. ...
