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The Rwandan Civil War was a conflict between the Hutu-led Rwandan Armed Forces and the rebel Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), founded by Tutsi refugees. The war began on 1 October 1990 with an RPF invasion but the army, assisted by French troops, had largely defeated the RPF by the end of the month. Paul Kagame took command of the rebels and in a few months began a multi-year guerrilla war. In 1992, after a series of protests, Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana began peace negotiations with the RPF and domestic opposition parties. Despite disruption by the extremist group Hutu Power and a fresh RPF offensive, the Arusha Accords were signed in August 1993. United Nations peacekeepers were installed, but Hutu Power was steadily gaining influence. After the assassination of Habyarimana in April 1994, between half a million and a million Tutsi and moderate Hutu were killed in the Rwandan genocide. The RPF quickly resumed the war, capturing the capital and taking control of the country by July. (Full article...)


Any thoughts or edits? - Dank (push to talk) 21:51, 1 April 2019 (UTC)Reply

@Dank: I've made a few edits above. Thanks  — Amakuru (talk) 07:49, 1 August 2019 (UTC)Reply
Looks good, and I get the reasons, especially if you're looking for an October 1 Main Page date ... but now you're at 1102 characters, 77 over the limit. Can you find something to cut? - Dank (push to talk) 11:39, 1 August 2019 (UTC)Reply
@Dank: I've copyedited the text down to below 1025 characters, as per the rules. If there are any issues let me know. I'm not nominating it for 1 October this year. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 11:21, 5 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
Looks good, thanks. - Dank (push to talk) 12:08, 5 August 2020 (UTC)Reply