30 years ago today, our light shined when the Rwandan Patriotic Front liberated the capital of Rwanda, ending the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi. Today we celebrate 30 years of liberation 🇷🇼 Look how far we have come 🤍 #kwibohora #kwibohora30 #rwanda | Sherrie Silver Foundation

July 4 is Kwibohora, Rwanda Liberation Day. On this day in 1994, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) secured the capital of Kigali and ended the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, which killed approximately 1 million people. Paul Rukesha was 16 years old when the genocide against the Tutsi began on April 7, 1994. At first, his father paid attackers to spare their lives, allowing Paul's family to hide in their home. However, on May 8, their home was attacked, and his father, stepmother, and