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April 1994 was the fourth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Friday, ended on a Saturday after 30 days.

Portal:Current events

Current events of April 2, 1994 (1994-04-02) (Saturday) The National Convention of New Sudan of the SPLA/M opens in Chukudum. Current events of April 6, 1994 (1994-04-06) (Wednesday) Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundi President Cyprien Ntaryamira die when a missile shoots down their jet near Kigali, Rwanda. This is taken as a pretext to begin the Rwandan genocide. Current events of April 7, 1994 (1994-04-07) (Thursday) The Rwandan genocide begins in Kigali, Rwanda. Current events of April 16, 1994 (1994-04-16) (Saturday) Voters in Finland decide to join the European Union in a referendum. Current events of April 20, 1994 (1994-04-20) (Wednesday) South Africa adopts a new national flag, replacing the "Oranje, Blanje, Blou" flag that was used during apartheid. Current events of April 21, 1994 (1994-04-21) (Thursday) The Red Cross estimates that hundreds of thousands of Tutsi have been killed in Rwanda. Current events of April 25, 1994 (1994-04-25) (Monday) Sultan Azlan Muhibbudin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yusuff Izzudin Shah Ghafarullahu-lahu ends his term as the 9th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. Current events of April 26, 1994 (1994-04-26) (Tuesday) Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, becomes the 10th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. China Airlines Flight 140, an Airbus A300, crashes while landing at Nagoya, Japan, killing 264 people. Current events of April 27, 1994 (1994-04-27) (Wednesday) South Africa holds its first fully multiracial elections, marking the final end of the last vestiges of apartheid. Nelson Mandela wins the elections and is sworn in as the first democratically elected president the following month.

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