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Bisesero Genocide Memorial Centre

Bisesero Genocide Memorial
Memorial centre sculpture
Bisesero Genocide Memorial Centre is located in Rwanda
Bisesero Genocide Memorial Centre
Location within Rwanda
Established1 June 1994 (1994-06-01) (centre)
Coordinates2°10′44″S 29°20′17″E / 2.179°S 29.338°E / -2.179; 29.338
TypeGenocide museum
Part ofMemorial sites of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
CriteriaCultural: vi
Reference1586-004
Inscription2023 (45th Session)
Coordinates2°11′31″S 29°20′29″E / 2.192011°S 29.341274°E / -2.192011; 29.341274

The Bisesero Genocide Memorial is a national memorial in Rwanda commemorating the 1994 Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi. 40,000 people were killed where the memorial now stands.[1]

Location

The memorial is on a hill at the small settlement of Bisesero, which is about 60 km of road away from Kibuye, Rwanda.[1]

History

The Memorial Centre

Genocide against the Tutsi began in April 1994. 40,000 people died in the area around Bisesero. Unusually these people offered some defense and they appealed to French peace keeping troops for assistance. The troops had no mandate to intervene and they withdrew from the carnage. 40,000 Rwandans died around Bisesero.[1]

This memorial centre is one of six major centers in Rwanda that commemorate the 1994 Tutsi genocide. The others are the Kigali Memorial Centre, Murambi Memorial Centre, Ntarama Memorial Centre, Nyamata Memorial Centre, and Nyarubuye Memorial Center.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Bisesero: The Hill of Resistance, Noam Schimmel, 2012, Huffington Post, Retrieved 3 March 2016
  2. ^ Sites mémoriaux du génocide : Nyamata, Murambi, Bisesero et Gisozi, UNESCO, Retrieved 2 March 2015
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