2020 in Rwanda
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Events in the year 2020 in Rwanda.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 14 March – The first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed.[1]
- 31 May – The country confirmed its first COVID-19 death.[2]
- 26 August – Rwandan and Burundian delegations, led by Brigadier General Vincent Nyakarundi and Colonel Ernest Musaba, respectively, met in Nemba to discuss longstanding security and trade issues. The meeting was facilitated by Colonel Leon Mahoungou of the Expanded Joint Verification Mechanism, an element of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region.[3]
- 21 December – Rwanda bolsters its security forces in the Central African Republic.[4]
Deaths
[edit]- 31 August – Édouard Karemera, 69, politician and convicted war criminal.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rwanda confirms first case of coronavirus - health ministry". Reuters. 2020-03-14. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ "Rwanda reports its first death from the new coronavirus". Reuters. 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ Mugisha, Ivan R. (August 26, 2020). "Rwanda, Burundi military intelligence chiefs meet to quell tension". The EastAfrican.
- ^ "Rwanda bolsters force in CAR as rebels 'held back'". news.yahoo.com. BBC World News. December 21, 2020. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ Un ex-ministre et acteur majeur du génocide rwandais meurt en détention à Dakar (in French)
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