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Rwandans Pay Tribute to Genocide Victims, 20 Years Later

Rwandans marked on Monday the 20th anniversary of a devastating genocide that resulted in the deaths of nearly 1 million people.

For three months, starting on April 6, 1994, extremist Hutus targeted Rwanda's minority Tutsi population and moderate Hutus, killing them in machete and gunfire attacks. Approximately 150,000 to 250,000 women were also raped, according to the United Nations. The killings continued until July 4, 1994, when the Rwandan Patriotic Front took military control of Rwanda.

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On Monday, thousands gathered at Amahoro Stadium, a sports stadium in Kigali, to honor victims of the Rwandan Genocide.

"As we pay tribute to the victims, both the living and those who have passed, we also salute the unbreakable Rwandan spirit in which we owe the survival and renewal of our country," Rwandan President Paul Kagame said at the public event, according to the Associated Press.

We've compiled a gallery of striking images from the event, below:

Rwandan Genocide 20th Anniversary

  1. Bizimana Emmanuel, who was born two years before the genocide, is consoled by an unidentified woman while attending a public ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, at Amahoro stadium in Kigali, Rwanda, Monday, April 7, 2014.

    Image: Ben Curtis/Associated Press

  2. A wailing and distraught Rwandan woman, one of dozens overcome by grief at recalling the horror of the genocide, is carried away to receive help during a public ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, at Amahoro stadium in Kigali, Rwanda Monday, April 7, 2014.

    Image: Ben Curtis/Associated Press

  3. Rwandan President Paul Kagame, seen on a large television screen, addresses the public and dignitaries at a ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, at Amahoro stadium in Kigali, Rwanda Monday, April 7, 2014.

    Image: Ben Curtis/Associated Press

  4. A wailing and distraught Rwandan woman, one of dozens overcome by grief at recalling the horror of the genocide, is carried away to receive help during a public ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, at Amahoro stadium in Kigali, Rwanda, Monday, April 7, 2014.

    Image: Ben Curtis/Associated Press

  5. Performers re-enact the events at a public ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, at Amahoro stadium in Kigali, Rwanda Monday, April 7, 2014.

    Image: Ben Curtis/Associated Press

  6. A visitor examines a display of family photographs of some of those who died, at the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre in Kigali, Rwanda Saturday, April 5, 2014.

    Image: Ben Curtis/Associated Press

  7. Rwandan President Paul Kagame addresses the public and dignitaries at a ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, at Amahoro stadium in Kigali, Rwanda Monday, April 7, 2014.

    Image: Ben Curtis/Associated Press

  8. Performers re-enacting some of the events enter a public ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, at Amahoro stadium in Kigali, Rwanda Monday, April 7, 2014.

    Image: Ben Curtis/Associated Press

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