Fiche du document numéro 15937

Num
15937
Date
Tuesday July 19, 1994
Amj
19940719
Auteur
Block, class="ok"> Robert
Fichier
MillionsFleeRpfVictoryIndependent19July1994.pdf
Taille
88714
Urlorg
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/millions-flee-rwanda-as-rpf-claims-victory-1414819.html
Titre
Millions class="ok"> flee class="ok"> Rwanda class="ok"> as class="ok"> RPF class="ok"> claims class="ok"> victory
Lieu cité
Kigali
Source
The Independant
Type
Article de journal
Langue
EN
Citation
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class="ok"> THE class="ok"> war class="ok"> in class="ok"> Rwanda class="ok"> is class="ok"> supposedly class="ok"> over. class="ok"> The class="ok"> military class="ok"> commander class="ok"> of class="ok"> the class="ok"> rebel class="ok"> Rwandese class="ok"> Patriotic class="ok"> Front class="ok"> (RPF), class="ok"> Major-General class="ok"> Paul class="ok"> Kagame, class="ok"> yesterday class="ok"> announced class="ok"> that class="ok"> his class="ok"> mainly class="ok"> Tutsi class="ok"> forces class="ok"> had class="ok"> routed class="ok"> the class="ok"> extremist class="ok"> Hutu class="ok"> government class="ok"> army class="ok"> and class="ok"> were class="ok"> now class="ok"> the class="ok"> undisputed class="ok"> victors class="ok"> of class="ok"> one class="ok"> of class="ok"> history's class="ok"> bloodiest class="ok"> conflicts.
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class="ok"> 'We class="ok"> have class="ok"> captured class="ok"> all class="ok"> of class="ok"> Rwanda class="ok"> up class="ok"> to class="ok"> the class="ok"> French class="ok"> protection class="ok"> zone class="ok"> (in class="ok"> he class="ok"> south-west class="ok"> of class="ok"> the class="ok"> country) class="ok"> and class="ok"> the class="ok"> ceasefire class="ok"> is class="ok"> effectively class="ok"> in class="ok"> place,' class="ok"> a class="ok"> confident-looking class="ok"> General class="ok"> Kagame class="ok"> told class="ok"> journalists class="ok"> in class="ok"> the class="ok"> Rwandan class="ok"> capital. class="ok"> Dressed class="ok"> in class="ok"> fatigues, class="ok"> General class="ok"> Kagame class="ok"> said class="ok"> that class="ok"> he class="ok"> hoped class="ok"> that class="ok"> an class="ok"> end class="ok"> to class="ok"> the class="ok"> fighting class="ok"> would class="ok"> stop class="ok"> the class="ok"> exodus class="ok"> of class="ok"> hundreds class="ok"> of class="ok"> thousands class="ok"> of class="ok"> Rwandans class="ok"> which class="ok"> is class="ok"> overwhelming class="ok"> relief class="ok"> agencies class="ok"> and class="ok"> threatening class="ok"> a class="ok"> humanitarian class="ok"> catastrophe class="ok"> of class="ok"> unprecedented class="ok"> scale.
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class="ok"> Yet class="ok"> despite class="ok"> the class="ok"> apparent class="ok"> good class="ok"> news, class="ok"> serious class="ok"> doubts class="ok"> remain class="ok"> over class="ok"> whether class="ok"> the class="ok"> war class="ok"> is class="ok"> really class="ok"> over class="ok"> or class="ok"> just class="ok"> entering class="ok"> a class="ok"> new class="ok"> phase. class="ok"> UN class="ok"> officials class="ok"> and class="ok"> relief class="ok"> workers class="ok"> say class="ok"> that class="ok"> a class="ok"> ceasefire class="ok"> in class="ok"> itself class="ok"> is class="ok"> no class="ok"> longer class="ok"> enough class="ok"> to class="ok"> reconcile class="ok"> a class="ok"> country class="ok"> so class="ok"> badly class="ok"> divided. class="ok"> A class="ok"> ceasefire class="ok"> may class="ok"> silence class="ok"> the class="ok"> guns class="ok"> but class="ok"> it class="ok"> will class="ok"> do class="ok"> little class="ok"> to class="ok"> heal class="ok"> the class="ok"> country class="ok"> and class="ok"> stem class="ok"> the class="ok"> bloodshed class="ok"> unless class="ok"> the class="ok"> RPF class="ok"> can class="ok"> win class="ok"> Hutu class="ok"> hearts class="ok"> and class="ok"> minds.
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class="ok"> The class="ok"> announcement class="ok"> of class="ok"> the class="ok"> truce class="ok"> did class="ok"> little class="ok"> to class="ok"> stem class="ok"> the class="ok"> tidal class="ok"> wave class="ok"> of class="ok"> humanity class="ok"> fleeing class="ok"> Rwanda. class="ok"> The class="ok"> flow class="ok"> of class="ok"> displaced class="ok"> people class="ok"> has class="ok"> now class="ok"> been class="ok"> joined class="ok"> by class="ok"> Rwandans class="ok"> who class="ok"> have class="ok"> taken class="ok"> refuge class="ok"> in class="ok"> the class="ok"> French class="ok"> 'safety class="ok"> zone'. class="ok"> Already class="ok"> 100,000 class="ok"> people class="ok"> have class="ok"> crossed class="ok"> from class="ok"> south- class="ok"> west class="ok"> Rwanda class="ok"> to class="ok"> the class="ok"> Zairean class="ok"> border class="ok"> town class="ok"> of class="ok"> Bukavu, class="ok"> according class="ok"> to class="ok"> the class="ok"> International class="ok"> Committee class="ok"> of class="ok"> the class="ok"> Red class="ok"> Cross. class="ok"> UN class="ok"> sources class="ok"> say class="ok"> that class="ok"> another class="ok"> 1.3 class="ok"> million class="ok"> people class="ok"> are class="ok"> on class="ok"> the class="ok"> roads, class="ok"> heading class="ok"> for class="ok"> Cyangugu, class="ok"> the class="ok"> Rwandan class="ok"> town class="ok"> just class="ok"> across class="ok"> the class="ok"> border class="ok"> from class="ok"> Bukavu.
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class="ok"> An class="ok"> estimated class="ok"> 1 class="ok"> million class="ok"> Hutus class="ok"> have class="ok"> already class="ok"> crossed class="ok"> into class="ok"> Goma, class="ok"> Zaire, class="ok"> further class="ok"> north. class="ok"> The class="ok"> influx class="ok"> of class="ok"> another class="ok"> 1 class="ok"> million class="ok"> people class="ok"> to class="ok"> Bukavu class="ok"> will class="ok"> completely class="ok"> sabotage class="ok"> the class="ok"> already class="ok"> inadqeuate class="ok"> international class="ok"> humanitarian class="ok"> response. class="ok"> 'This class="ok"> has class="ok"> the class="ok"> potential class="ok"> of class="ok"> being class="ok"> far class="ok"> worse class="ok"> than class="ok"> what class="ok"> is class="ok"> happening class="ok"> up class="ok"> there class="ok"> (in class="ok"> Goma),' class="ok"> said class="ok"> Charles class="ok"> Petrie class="ok"> of class="ok"> the class="ok"> UN class="ok"> Rwanda class="ok"> Emergency class="ok"> Office. class="ok"> The class="ok"> RPF class="ok"> now class="ok"> says class="ok"> that class="ok"> there class="ok"> is class="ok"> no class="ok"> need class="ok"> for class="ok"> a class="ok"> protection class="ok"> zone class="ok"> since class="ok"> the class="ok"> militias class="ok"> and class="ok"> the class="ok"> Hutu class="ok"> army class="ok"> have class="ok"> now class="ok"> been class="ok"> routed. class="ok"> They class="ok"> are class="ok"> demanding class="ok"> access class="ok"> to class="ok"> the class="ok"> area class="ok"> where class="ok"> former class="ok"> Hutu class="ok"> government class="ok"> officials class="ok"> deemed class="ok"> responsible class="ok"> for class="ok"> orchestrating class="ok"> the class="ok"> slaughter class="ok"> of class="ok"> 500,000 class="ok"> people, class="ok"> mainly class="ok"> Tutsis, class="ok"> have class="ok"> taken class="ok"> refuge.
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class="ok"> The class="ok"> RPF class="ok"> have class="ok"> warned class="ok"> the class="ok"> French class="ok"> intervention class="ok"> forces class="ok"> that class="ok"> they class="ok"> intend class="ok"> to class="ok"> capture class="ok"> the class="ok"> 'clique class="ok"> of class="ok"> killers' class="ok"> whom class="ok"> the class="ok"> rebels class="ok"> say class="ok"> are class="ok"> being class="ok"> shielded class="ok"> by class="ok"> the class="ok"> French. class="ok"> The class="ok"> French class="ok"> say class="ok"> they class="ok"> will class="ok"> not class="ok"> tolerate class="ok"> any class="ok"> RPF class="ok"> incursions class="ok"> into class="ok"> the class="ok"> area.
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class="ok"> But class="ok"> a class="ok"> possible class="ok"> showdown class="ok"> with class="ok"> the class="ok"> French class="ok"> may class="ok"> be class="ok"> the class="ok"> least class="ok"> of class="ok"> the class="ok"> RPF's class="ok"> problems. class="ok"> General class="ok"> Kagame class="ok"> and class="ok"> his class="ok"> RPF class="ok"> army class="ok"> now class="ok"> face class="ok"> the class="ok"> formidable class="ok"> task class="ok"> of class="ok"> convincing class="ok"> millions class="ok"> of class="ok"> displaced class="ok"> Hutus, class="ok"> many class="ok"> of class="ok"> whom class="ok"> participated class="ok"> in class="ok"> massacres class="ok"> of class="ok"> Tutsis, class="ok"> that class="ok"> they class="ok"> are class="ok"> welcome class="ok"> to class="ok"> return class="ok"> and class="ok"> safe class="ok"> from class="ok"> retribution.
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class="ok"> But class="ok"> so class="ok"> far class="ok"> the class="ok"> RPF class="ok"> victory class="ok"> does class="ok"> not class="ok"> provide class="ok"> much class="ok"> optimism class="ok"> for class="ok"> reconciliation. class="ok"> Although class="ok"> about class="ok"> 20,000 class="ok"> Hutus class="ok"> and class="ok"> Tutsis class="ok"> have class="ok"> returned class="ok"> to class="ok"> Kigali, class="ok"> there class="ok"> is class="ok"> still class="ok"> an class="ok"> air class="ok"> of class="ok"> unease class="ok"> hanging class="ok"> over class="ok"> the class="ok"> city. class="ok"> Arrogant class="ok"> young class="ok"> rebel class="ok"> soldiers class="ok"> man class="ok"> checkpoints class="ok"> throughout class="ok"> the class="ok"> town. class="ok"> There class="ok"> have class="ok"> been class="ok"> reports class="ok"> of class="ok"> looting class="ok"> of class="ok"> Hutu class="ok"> houses class="ok"> by class="ok"> RPF class="ok"> troops class="ok"> in class="ok"> the class="ok"> capital class="ok"> and class="ok"> several class="ok"> incidents class="ok"> of class="ok"> abuse class="ok"> of class="ok"> Hutu class="ok"> men.
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class="ok"> The class="ok"> RPF's class="ok"> success class="ok"> may class="ok"> have class="ok"> inadvertently class="ok"> recreated class="ok"> similar class="ok"> conditions class="ok"> to class="ok"> those class="ok"> of class="ok"> 1959 class="ok"> when class="ok"> the class="ok"> Hutus, class="ok"> rebelling class="ok"> against class="ok"> centuries class="ok"> of class="ok"> Tutsi class="ok"> domination, class="ok"> killed class="ok"> 100,000 class="ok"> Tutsis class="ok"> and class="ok"> drove class="ok"> another class="ok"> 200,000 class="ok"> into class="ok"> exile class="ok"> in class="ok"> Uganda. class="ok"> The class="ok"> inability class="ok"> of class="ok"> the class="ok"> Tutsis class="ok"> to class="ok"> go class="ok"> home class="ok"> provided class="ok"> the class="ok"> pretext class="ok"> for class="ok"> the class="ok"> creation class="ok"> of class="ok"> the class="ok"> RPF class="ok"> and class="ok"> the class="ok"> start class="ok"> of class="ok"> its class="ok"> armed class="ok"> struggle class="ok"> to class="ok"> return class="ok"> with class="ok"> a class="ok"> refugee class="ok"> army. class="ok"> The class="ok"> war class="ok"> in class="ok"> turn class="ok"> eventually class="ok"> led class="ok"> to class="ok"> the class="ok"> massacres class="ok"> of class="ok"> Tutsis class="ok"> over class="ok"> the class="ok"> last class="ok"> three class="ok"> months.
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class="ok"> Already class="ok"> there class="ok"> are class="ok"> signs class="ok"> that class="ok"> the class="ok"> refugee class="ok"> camps class="ok"> outside class="ok"> Rwanda class="ok"> are class="ok"> being class="ok"> used class="ok"> as class="ok"> bases class="ok"> for class="ok"> Hutu class="ok"> extremist class="ok"> incursions class="ok"> into class="ok"> the class="ok"> country. class="ok"> Relief class="ok"> workers class="ok"> in class="ok"> Ngara class="ok"> refugee class="ok"> camp class="ok"> in class="ok"> Tanzania class="ok"> report class="ok"> that class="ok"> for class="ok"> the class="ok"> past class="ok"> week class="ok"> about class="ok"> 15 class="ok"> new class="ok"> bodies class="ok"> - class="ok"> supposedly class="ok"> those class="ok"> of class="ok"> Tutsis class="ok"> - class="ok"> are class="ok"> once class="ok"> again class="ok"> flowing class="ok"> down class="ok"> the class="ok"> Kigare class="ok"> river class="ok"> from class="ok"> Rwanda class="ok"> every class="ok"> day.
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class="ok"> In class="ok"> an class="ok"> attempt class="ok"> to class="ok"> reassure class="ok"> the class="ok"> Hutus class="ok"> of class="ok"> their class="ok"> good class="ok"> intentions, class="ok"> the class="ok"> RPF class="ok"> has class="ok"> named class="ok"> a class="ok"> Hutu, class="ok"> Pasteur class="ok"> Bizimungu, class="ok"> as class="ok"> the class="ok"> new class="ok"> preisdent class="ok"> of class="ok"> the class="ok"> country class="ok"> and class="ok"> has class="ok"> also class="ok"> appointed class="ok"> a class="ok"> Hutu class="ok"> prime class="ok"> minister. class="ok"> But class="ok"> many class="ok"> observers, class="ok"> including class="ok"> senior class="ok"> UN class="ok"> officials, class="ok"> think class="ok"> that class="ok"> Hutus class="ok"> will class="ok"> view class="ok"> them class="ok"> as class="ok"> RPF class="ok"> puppets. class="ok"> 'The class="ok"> only class="ok"> way class="ok"> the class="ok"> RPF class="ok"> can class="ok"> convince class="ok"> the class="ok"> Hutus class="ok"> to class="ok"> return class="ok"> is class="ok"> to class="ok"> stop class="ok"> all class="ok"> military class="ok"> action, class="ok"> allow class="ok"> the class="ok"> safe class="ok"> zone class="ok"> to class="ok"> remain class="ok"> intact class="ok"> and class="ok"> avoid class="ok"> the class="ok"> kind class="ok"> of class="ok"> incident class="ok"> like class="ok"> the class="ok"> mortar class="ok"> attack class="ok"> on class="ok"> Goma,' class="ok"> said class="ok"> one class="ok"> UN class="ok"> official.

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