Nyamata Genocide Memorial Centre

The Nyamata Genocide Memorial is based around a former church 30 km (19 mi) south of Kigali in Rwanda, which commemorates the Rwandan genocide in 1994. The remains of 50,000 people are buried here.[1]

Nyamata Genocide Memorial
Nyamata Genocide Memorial Church
Location within Rwanda
Coordinates2.149°S 30.093°E / -2.149; 30.093
TypeGenocide museum

Location

The memorial is based around a former church which is about 30 km (19 mi) south of Kigali in Rwanda, which commemorates the Rwandan genocide in 1994.[1] This memorial is one of six national memorial sites in Rwanda that commemorate the Rwanda Genocide. The others are the Murambi Memorial Centre, Bisesero Genocide Memorial Centre, Ntarama Genocide Memorial Centre, Kigali Genocide Memorial, and Nyarubuye Memorial.[2] There are over 250 registered memorial sites that commemorate genocide in Rwanda.

History
Human skulls at the Nyamata Genocide Memorial

The Rwandan genocide began in April 1994. Many Tutsi people gathered here as churches were considered a place of safety. About 10,000 people gathered here and the people locked themselves in. The church walls today show how the perpetrators made holes in the walls of the church so that grenades could be thrown into the church. After this the people inside were shot or killed with machetes. The ceiling of the church shows the bullet holes and the altar cloth is still stained with blood. Most of the remains have been buried but clothing and identity cards are left.[3] The identity cards were what identified people as either Tutsi or Hutu.

People in the surrounding area were also killed after the massacre at the church. The remains of 50,000 people are buried here.[1]

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See also

References
  1. Nyamata church, Lonely Planet, Retrieved 4 March 2016
  2. Sites mémoriaux du génocide : Nyamata, Murambi, Bisesero et Gisozi, UNESCO, Retrieved 4 March 2015
  3. Genocide Archive of Rwanda
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