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Rwanda: Background to Genocide (3:14)

Years of ethnic hostility brings the African nation to the brink.

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  • Rwanda: Background to Genocide
    Rwanda: Background to Genocide

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    Years of ethnic hostility brings the African nation to the brink.

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  • Rwanda: The World Reacts
    Rwanda: The World Reacts

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    In 1994, the international community is slow to end an African genocide.

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  • Rwanda: Remembrance and Reconciliation
    Rwanda: Remembrance and Reconciliation

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    The African nation struggles to come to grips with the aftermath of genocide.

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  • Ugandan Independence
    Ugandan Independence

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    A report on October 9, 1962, from Uganda describes the country's celebration of independence from Great Britain. The East African region had been a British protectorate since 1894.

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  • Israeli Commandos Rescue Hostages
    Israeli Commandos Rescue Hostages

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    On June 27, 1976, an Air France flight en route from Israel to Paris was hijacked by four Palestinian and West German terrorists and flown to Entebbe, Uganda. A news report relays the July 4 rescue by Israeli commandos, who freed 100 of the remaining 103 hostages who were still held captive on board the plane.

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