1994 Rwandan genocide testimony by Maya Kayitesi

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Kayitesi, Maya of Cellule Kavumu, Gitarama Sector of Commune Nyamabuye in Gitarama Prefecture explains how the wife to her uncle who used to work at the Embassy of Germany in Kigali was killed. Later also she explains how her paternal uncle bribed some soldiers to evacuate her and her cousins to St Famille Catholic church. The uncle remained behind and was killed by the Interahamwe together with other Tutsis.

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Handwritten testimony by a female secondary school student from Cellule Kavumu, Gitarama Sector of Commune Nyamabuye in Gitarama Prefecture describing her experiences during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.

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9
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[1999]
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[2012-11]