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Rwanda is a small country in east-central [[Africa]]. It is bordered by [[Uganda]], [[Tanzania]], [[Burundi]], and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. Its capital and largest city is Kigali. It has a population of approximately 9 million, and an area of 26,336 km<sup>2</sup>.
Rwanda is a small country in east-central [[Africa]]. It is bordered by [[Uganda]], [[Tanzania]], [[Burundi]], and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. Its capital and largest city is Kigali. It has a population of approximately 9 million, and an area of 26,336 km<sup>2</sup>.
In 1994, Rwanda was the scene of a major modern [[genocide]], when the ethnic group known as Hutus murdered as many as a million Tutsis. Then-President [[Bill Clinton]] and US Ambassador to the UN [[Madeleine Albright]] refused to take action to stop or slow the genocide.
In 1994, Rwanda was the scene of a major modern [[genocide]], when the ethnic group known as Hutus murdered as many as a million Tutsis. Then-President [[Bill Clinton]] and US Ambassador to the UN [[Madeleine Albright]] refused to take action to stop or slow the genocide.{{fact}}
The plight of the Tutsis was dramatized in "[[Hotel Rwanda]]".
The plight of the Tutsis was dramatized in "[[Hotel Rwanda]]".