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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Army for the Liberation of Rwanda, ALIR, Former Armed Forces, FAR, Interahamwenoun

    a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again

    "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists"

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  1. Interahamwe

    The Interahamwe ( or [í.nɦêː.ɾɑ́.hɑ́.mŋe]) is a Hutu paramilitary organization active in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The Interahamwe was formed around 1990 as the youth wing of the National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development (MRND according to its French name), the then-ruling party of Rwanda, and enjoyed the backing of the Hutu Power government. The Interahamwe, led by Robert Kajuga, were the main perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide, during which an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 Tutsi, Twa, and moderate Hutus were killed from April to July 1994, and the term "Interahamwe" was widened to mean any civilian bands killing Tutsi.The Interahamwe were driven out of Rwanda after Tutsi-led Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) victory in the Rwandan Civil War in July 1994, and are considered a terrorist organisation by many African and Western governments. The Interahamwe and splinter groups such as the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) continue to wage an insurgency against Rwanda from neighboring countries, where they are also involved in local conflicts and terrorism.

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  1. interahamwe

    Interahamwe is a term often associated with the Rwandan genocide that occurred in 1994. It was a Hutu paramilitary organization in Rwanda, primarily known for its key role in perpetrating the genocide against the Tutsi minority. The name 'Interahamwe' can be translated from the Kinyarwanda language as 'those who stand together' or 'those who work together'. The group was officially founded in 1992 and continued to operate within Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo even after the genocide.

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  1. Interahamwe

    The Interahamwe is a Hutu paramilitary organization. The militia enjoyed the backing of the Hutu-led government leading up to, during, and after the Rwandan Genocide. Since the genocide, they have been forced out of Rwanda, and have sought asylum in Congo. They are currently a terrorist group hiding in the Congo and the Ugandan forest. While still in action, they despised the Tutsis so much that they often referred to them as cockroaches, or inyenzi in Kinyarwanda.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of INTERAHAMWE in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of INTERAHAMWE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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