At some point following the 6 April assassination, Juvenal Habyarimana's remains were obtained by president Mobutu of Zaire and stored in a private mausoleum in Gbadolite, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). Mobutu promised Habyarimana's family that his body would eventually be given a proper burial in Rwanda.
After Juvenal Habyarimana's assassination on April 6, Mobutu of Zaire took possession of his remains and placed them in a private tomb in Gbadolite, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). Mobutu pledged to Habyarimana's family that he would eventually provide a proper burial in Rwanda.