Statement by President Obama on the 21st Anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2015

Twenty-one years ago today, a genocide began that would claim the lives of more than 800,000 Rwandan men, women, and children and mark the beginning of one hundred days of horror for Rwanda’s people.  Today is a day to commemorate those who lost their lives, to honor the courage of those who risked their lives to save others, and to grieve with the Rwandan people.  It is also a day to…