Timeline

20th century

1. April 7, 1994 – July 15, 1994★★★★★

   Rwandan genocide

   Over about 100 days, Hutu extremist forces killed hundreds of thousands of Tutsi, as well as moderate Hutu and Twa, until the Rwandan Patriotic Front took control of the country.

   War· Rwanda
2. August 2, 1998 – July 18, 2003★★★★★

   Second Congo War

   War in the Democratic Republic of the Congo drew in the armies of numerous African states; the fighting and associated famine and disease caused millions of deaths.

   War· DR Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Angola, Zimbabwe, Namibia