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When did the genocide in Rwanda start?
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The Rwandan genocide started on April 6, 1994. The genocide was a conflict between the Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups in Rwanda. The conflict started with the assassination of the Hutu president, Juvénal Habyarimana, on April 6, 1994. The Hutus blamed the Tutsis for the assassination and the ensuing civil war killed an estimated 800,000 people, mostly Tutsis. The genocide ended on July 4, 1994.