This morning, at Nyanza-Kicukiro Genocide Memorial, Chinese Ambassador Wang Xuekun joined athletes from Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and DRC to pay tribute to the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi.
The athletes are here for the Kungfu Genocide Memorial Tournament 2024 hosted by RKWF (Rwanda kungfu Wushu Federation.)
On April 11, every year, a memorial ceremony is held at Nyanza-Kicukiro Memorial site, where over 10,500 genocide victims are laid to rest. They include those killed in the area and others from École Technique Officielle (ETO) Kicukiro, murdered in cold blood, when the UN troops abandoned helpless Tutsi in the hands of merciless Interahamwe militia.
A Belgian contingent of peacekeepers, which formed the pillar of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR), based at ETO Kicukiro was ordered to fly back home, leaving over 10,000 people who had sought refuge at the mercy of the bloodthirsty Interahamwe militia. Over 4,000 victims of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi were killed after the troops pulled out of Rwanda on April 11, 1994.
The killers’ attempt to finish off those who were still alive was halted by the Rwandan Patriotic Army soldiers who arrived for rescue. (End)