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Genocide against the Tutsi Memorial Day
Day of remembrance for the 1994 Genocide
Celebration date
April 7
Geographic reach
1 country
A day of remembrance for the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.
National day of mourning and remembrance for victims of the 1994 Genocide. Followed by a week of national mourning.
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What this holiday commemorates
On this day in African history
- 1960 South Africa's apartheid government passes the Unlawful Organisations Act, banning the ANC and PAC. 路 South Africa
- 1971 President Julius Nyerere rejects requests from Kenyan conspirators for military assistance and weapons to support the planned coup. 路 Tanzania
- 1992 Eritrea's Provisional Government issues the Referendum Proclamation for independence. 路 Eritrea
- 2012 Joyce Banda is inaugurated as Malawi's first female president. 路 Malawi
- 2019 Massive sit-ins peak near Sudan's army headquarters in Khartoum during the Sudanese Revolution. 路 Sudan