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🇷🇼 Genocide against the Tutsi Memorial Day in Rwanda
Day of remembrance for the 1994 Genocide
Date in Rwanda
April 7
Duration7 days
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.
How Genocide against the Tutsi Memorial Day is observed in Rwanda
Historical significance
Established in memory of the estimated 800,000 to 1 million Tutsi killed in 1994.
Public life in Rwanda
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian