Biography of Rwandan Genocide Victims

In the spring of 1994, over one hundred days beginning April 7, Rwanda—a land of a thousand hills—was shrouded in sorrow as neighbors turned against neighbors. Approximately 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu—teachers, farmers, children, elders—passed in a wave of unimaginable loss. Yet even in the darkest moments, quiet acts of courage sheltered the vulnerable. Murambi, Ntarama, and other memorial sites now preserve gentle reminders of lives cut short, surrounded by purple flowers of remembrance. Reconciliation villages and the Kigali Genocide Memorial honor their memory while celebrating survivors’ forgiveness. Each Kwibuka ceremony lights flames of hope, teaching the world that unity can heal even the deepest wounds.