1997 in Rwanda

none 1997 The following lists events that happened during 1997 in Rwanda. Incumbents President: Pasteur Bizimunguhttps://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-a-2004-06-07-16-1/292666.html Rwandan Ex-President Sentenced to 15 Years - 2004-06-07 Voice of America 30 October 2009 1 November 2025 Prime Minister: Pierre-Célestin Rwigema Events January to April January–August - At least 6,000 people, most of whom civilians and returnees from the Great Lakes refugee crisis, are reported to have been killed by militants across the country.https://www.refworld.org/reference/countryrep/amnesty/1997/en/22176 Ending the Silence Amnesty International via refworld 25 September 1997 13 May 2026 19 January - In northwest Rwanda, Hutu militia members kill 6 Spanish aid workers, 3 soldiers, and seriously wound another. 4 February - Five UN Human Rights Field Operation in Rwanda (HRFOR) workers are ambushed and killed in southwest Cyangugu Province. The victims included a Briton, Cambodian, and three Rwandans, all of whom were human rights observers of the OHCHR.https://www.ohchr.org/en/about-us/memorial Rwanda, 1997 OHCHR 13 May 2026 References 1997 in Category:1990s in Rwanda Category:Years of the 20th century in Rwanda Rwanda Rwanda