• 2012 in the Republic of Rwanda. President: Paul Kagame Prime Minister: Pierre Habumuremyi January 25 - 10 people are injured in a grenade attack in the...
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    Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast...
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    industrial sector is growing, contributing 16% of GDP in 2012. In the 1960s and 1970s, Rwanda's prudent financial policies, coupled with generous external...
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  • Rusesabagina and his wife Tatiana. Based on the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, which occurred during the spring of 1994, the film documents Rusesabagina's...
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  • Miss Rwanda 2012, the third edition of the Miss Rwanda pageant, was held on September 1, 2012 at Gikondo Expo Grounds in Kigali. The winner, Aurore Mutesi...
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    The Rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the Tutsi, occurred between 7 April and 19 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. During this...
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    The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF, Kinyarwanda: Ingabo z'u Rwanda, French: Forces rwandaises de défense, Swahili: Nguvu ya Ulinzi ya Watu wa Rwanda) is the...
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    Rwanda competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which was held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The country's participation at London marked its...
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    Education in Rwanda has undergone considerable changes throughout Rwanda's recent history, and has faced major disruptions due to periods of conflict....
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    In Rwanda, sport is supported by the government's Sports Development Policy of October 2012. This argues that sport has a number of benefits, including...
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    Rwanda is located in East Africa, to the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the co-ordinates 2°00′S 30°0′E / 2.000°S 30.000°E / -2.000;...
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    including one archdiocese. The Rwandan government reported in 2012 that 43% of the Rwanda's population is Catholic. In 2020, there were 939 priest and...
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    The Rwandan Civil War was a large-scale civil war in Rwanda which was fought between the Rwandan Armed Forces, representing the country's government, and...
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    [ci.ɡɑ́.ɾi]) is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys...
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    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Rwanda face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. While neither homosexuality...
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    Kinyarwanda is the national language of Rwanda, and the first language of almost the entire population of the country. It is one of the country's official...
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  • Telecommunications in Rwanda include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet. Two government-appointed regulatory bodies, the Rwanda Information...
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  • Kinyarwanda-language newspapers, including both News of Rwanda and The Rwandan. In June 2018, News of Rwanda closed. The Rwandan television industry is made 12 TV stations...
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    religious affiliations and other aspects. Rwanda's population density, even after the 1994 genocide, is among the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa at 500 inhabitants...
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    system in Rwanda centres primarily around the road network. Paved roads lie between the capital, Kigali, and most other major cities and towns in the country...
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    Healthcare in Rwanda was historically of poor quality, but in recent decades has seen great improvement. Rwanda operates a universal health care system...
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  • The 2012 Congolese–Rwandan border clash was a minor skirmish that occurred along the two countries' border that resulted in the deaths of three soldiers...
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    "Provinces of Rwanda". Statoids. Gwillim Law. 27 April 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2011. Rwanda at GeoHive Archived 2012-05-22 at the Wayback Machine "Rwanda: Administrative...
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  • Prostitution in Rwanda is illegal in all aspects. Prostitutes, clients and any involved third parties (such as pimps and brothel keepers) are criminalised...
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    Rwanda competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. Dominique Bizimana served as the President...
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    Mining in Rwanda consists of extracting such minerals as tin, tantalum, and tungsten. In 2020, Rwanda earned about US$733m from mineral exports , making...
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  • of Rwanda is thought to have begun shortly after the last ice age. By the 11th century, the inhabitants had organized into a number of kingdoms. In the...
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  • The Rwandan franc (sign: FRw, and possibly RF or R₣; ISO 4217: RWF) is the currency of Rwanda. The franc became the currency of Rwanda in 1916, when Belgium...
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    The Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF–Inkotanyi; French: Front patriotique rwandais, FPR) is the ruling political party in Rwanda. The RPF was founded in December...
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    Human rights in Rwanda have been violated on a grand scale. The greatest violation is the Rwandan genocide of Tutsi in 1994. The post-genocide government...
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