Rwanda celebrates the nations rebirth 20 years since the tragic

genocide
~ Elaborate displays across the country celebrate the mood of an excited nation
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July, 2014: By the time Rwandas capital Kigali fell on July 4, 1994,
the Rwanda Patriotic Front RPF! re"el mo#ement $ had "een engaging then
go#ernment forces in a four%year armed li"eration struggle& Behind the frontline,
the 'enocide was ta(ing its hea#y toll& )#er a million *utsis were (illed "etween
+pril and July 1994&
*he world ,ust sat "ac(& -#en the .nited /tates, with President Bill 0linton in
o1ce were adamant to act&
*wenty years down the road, Rwandans gathered at the countrys largest
/tadium, +mahoro in the capital Kigali, to cele"rate the re"irth of the nation&
*here were ela"orate displays across the country cele"rating the mood of an
e2cited nation&
*oday, the word li"eration has ta(en a de#elopmental undertone in Rwanda& 3n
4ulindi in the 5orth for instance, where the RPF re"els had their head6uarters&
People say, 78oo( at how many new hospitals, schools, roads, and electricity we
ha#e today9: +nd they e6uate these new infrastructures to li"eration&
Florence 3ri"agi;a, a 4ulindi resident, now has electricity and a hospital within
wal(ing distance& <er incomes ha#e roc(eted, so has the economy&
3n 199=, the "udget grew to Rwf>="illion& But the circumstances were worse&
Rwanda could only raise >?@ of the "udget& *he remaining A?@ came from
donors&
*oday, its annual "udget stands at more than Rwf1&9 trillion B1&="n!, and o#er
C>@ of the "udget is funded domestically& -conomy grew at an a#erage of =@
o#er the last ten years& /chool enrolment is o#er 9?@&
4ore than 9=@ of Rwandans ha#e health insurance& 3nternational #isitors ha#e
rated Kigali as the cleanest city in +frica& *he military, an institution of
oppression D? years ago, is now "usy "uilding schools and other national
infrastructure& 3n June it launched a pro,ect to construct E?? health centers
around the country&
For the F%Fay July 4
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, there were parties all across the country& *he "iggest was
in the national stadium in the capital Kigali addressed "y President Kagame and
other regional leaders& 7Ge still ha#e a long way to go, "ut Rwanda has "een
a"le to come this far "ecause we owned up&: said Kagame&
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