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Gisozi 1. Gisozi genocide memorial site

It is situated in the Gasabo District, in the city of Kigali. It is where the victims of Tutsi Genocide are buried from the year 2000. It contains a cemetery, a house of exhibition on Genocide section; a library and it has a plan of teaching the history of genocide. There are about 300,000 victims buried there.

Rebero 2. Rebero genocide memorial site

It is in the Kicukiro District, in the city of Kigali. It is where the victims of genocide from various parts of the city who where thrown in many ….. in Kigali Hospital garden( CHUK) are buried including leaders and members of various political parties who were killed in genocide.
14, 400 people are buried here.

Kicukiro 3. Nyanza- Kicukiro genocide memorial site

It is in the Kicukiro District, in the city of Kigali. More than 5,000 where killed here during the Tutsi genocide after Belgian solder who were serving in UN (MINUAR) abandoned them at ETO Kicukiro to the mercy of Interahamwe.

They were taken from ETO to Nyanza by Interahamwe and killed there.

Murambi 4. Murambi genocide memorial site

It is in the Nyamagabe District, Southern Province. It is in the buildings that were intended to host a technical school but later more than 45,000 victims of genocide were killed here. It is situated in the former zone Turquoise area where French soldiers had their headquarters. They used to play volleyball on top of the mass graves containing those victims before they were exhumed and decently buried.
It is the only site with about 850 bodies of the victims of genocide.

Bisersero 5. Bisesero genocide memorial site

It is in the Karongi District, Western Province. More than 27,000 victims of genocide are buried here. They were killed after a brave and long resistance and self defence until they were betrayed by French soldiers.

Nyarubuye 6. Nyarubuye genocide memorial site

It is in the Kirehe District, Eastern Province. More than 11,000 victims of Tutsi genocide are buried here.
They were killed in the houses of catholic sisters and priests where they have taken refuge. It is those houses that became the memorial site.

Ntarama Memorial Site

7. Ntarama genocide memorial site

The Ntarama Genocide Memorial is located about 30 kilometers south of the capital city of Kigali. Located in the Bugasera region, this church and its contents are a reminder of the horrifying violence that took place at this site during Rwanda's 1994 genocide.

Nyamata Memorial Site

8. Nyamata genocide memorial site

The Nyamata Genocide Memorial is located about 35 kilometers south of the capital city of Kigali. Located in the Bugasera region, this church and its contents are a reminder of the horrifying violence that took place at this site during Rwanda's 1994 genocide.

   
   
 
 
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