Bugesera invasion
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The Bugesera invasion, also known as the Bloody Christmas, was a military attack which was conducted against Rwanda by rebels called Inyenzi who aimed to overthrow the government in December 1963. The
1969 stamp celebrating the Rwandan Revolution
Brass lapel pin Vive Kigeli V "Long Live Kigeli V" from the time of the Rwandan Revolution
Rwandan Revolution
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The Rwandan Revolution, also known as the Hutu Revolution, Social Revolution, or Wind of Destruction, was a period of ethnic violence in Rwanda from 1959 to 1961 between the Hutu and the Tutsi, two of
Bugesera invasion
…There remains disagreement over whether the reprisal killings of Tutsis constituted genocide. Background Rwandan Revolution 1969 stamp celebrating the Rwandan Revolution Following the end of World War I in 1918, the victorious states partitioned the colonies of the defeated German Empire. Belgium was awarded the mandate…
Reconstruction of the King of Rwanda's palace at Nyanza
A 1916 postage stamp from the Belgian Occupied East African Territories, captured during the East African campaign in World War I