Juvénal Habyarimana's Assassination
Did a peace deal cause Rwanda's tragedy?
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40 mins
Explore how Juvénal Habyarimana maintained absolute power in Rwanda while ethnic hostilities steadily built up beneath the surface. Discover the controversial power-sharing agreement that infuriated Hutu extremists and brought the country to a breaking point. Learn about the mysterious missile attack on the president's plane that immediately ignited the horrific Rwandan Genocide.
Ep 1:
Kinani: Rise of an Invincible Dictator
Explore how Juvénal Habyarimana clawed his way to absolute power in Rwanda, building a one-party state ruled by fear, propaganda, and his wife's shadowy inner circle, the Akazu.
Ep 2:
Peace Deal, Powder Keg, Fatal Flight
As economic collapse and a Tutsi rebel invasion threaten his grip, Habyarimana signs a fragile peace deal that enrages extremists—then boards a fateful flight home.
Ep 3:
The Night the Sky Fell on Kigali
The president's jet is blown from the sky over Kigali, igniting a hundred days of genocide while the world watches two rival theories of betrayal collide.
Ep 4:
Who Fired the Missiles? Thirty Years of Silence
Decades of suppressed probes, vanished whistleblowers, and dismissed court cases leave one question unanswered: who really fired the missiles that doomed a nation?
Discussions (5)
Axel
Level 3 · 1 week agoCalling the RPF theory 'counterintuitive' undersells it. They had zero path to power through elections. Military takeover was always the goal. Arusha was never going to hold.
Harold
Level 10 · 1 week agoThe genocide was planned before the plane even went down
Donald
Level 4 · 1 week agocalling the Mutsinzi Report credible when every expert on it was an RPF appointee is a stretch
