Today has been a touching day. We went to a geneside museum where we learnt all about the conflict in Rwanda only 20 years ago. There were groups of people called tribes and they got on fine until the western world started to divide them through propaganda And public speaking. Over 1 million people lost their lives.
If you was married to some one of the opposite tribe it was common to turn your loved ones over to be killed mutilated and raped if you didn't you would fall victim of the same fate. This all happened in the space of 3 months before it was stopped.
People used to seek refuge in churches thinking they were safe. We visited one example of a church where the tribe who was doing the killing blew open the doors and threw in granades shot people and even killed them with masheties. The smaller children were picked up and smashed against the walls till they were dead. In this church alone over 2000 people lost their lives. On the grounds of the church the victims are berried in open tooms where we went in and saw coffins stacked 10 high. As bodies are excivated they are added to the tooms as a way to remember the massecure that happened.
Most people were killed by people they knew and grew up with who was from this tribe. It was a strong reminder of the happenings in the world today that a lot of people are unaware of due to what propaganda is portrayed in our news.
This afternoon we went to a craft center and found some good souvenirs of Rwanda. Tonight we will go out for a meal as a group and spend some time together.
My wallet has been returned minus the £200 I had in cash.
We travel back to Uganda tomorrow morning and should be back in the afternoon.
Thanks for reading and ill post again soon
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