2008 in Rwanda

none 2008 The following lists events that happened during 2008 in Rwanda. Incumbents President: Paul Kagame Prime Minister: Bernard Makuza Events August August 5 - Rwanda formally accuses senior French officials, including former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin and late President François Mitterrand, of involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide and calls for them to be put on trial.https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL5044632 Rwanda accuses France directly over '94 genocide 5 August 2008 17 January 2015 September September 17 - Rwanda becomes the first nation where women outnumber men in parliament.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7620816.stm Women to rule Rwanda parliament 17 September 2008 17 January 2015 October October 9 - The Democratic Republic of the Congo accuses Rwanda of sending troops across the border, threatening the city of Goma.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7660592.stm DR Congo rebels capture army base 9 October 2008 17 January 2015 December December 18 - The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda finds Théoneste Bagosora guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes and sentences him to life imprisonment.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-rwanda-genocide-sentence-idUSTRE4BH1QB20081218?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&rpc=69 U.N. court convicts Bagosora for Rwanda genocide 18 December 2008 17 January 2015 References 2008 in Category:2000s in Rwanda Category:Years of the 21st century in Rwanda Rwanda Rwanda