Kigali Genocide Memorial
The Kigali Genocide Memorial commemorates the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The remains of over 250,000 people are interred there.
Kigali Genocide Memorial | |
Location within Rwanda | |
| Established | 1999 (Construction) April 2004 (Inaugurated) |
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| Location | KG 14 Avenue, Kigali |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Part of | Memorial sites of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda |
| Criteria | Cultural: vi |
| Reference | 1586-003 |
| Inscription | 2023 (45th Session) |
| Coordinates | 1.93124°S 30.060133°E |
| Type | Genocide museum |
| Visitors | 96,278 (2017) |
| Website | www.kgm.rw |
There is a visitor centre for students and others wishing to understand the events leading up to the genocide that occurred in Rwanda in 1994. The Centre is a permanent memorial to those who fell victim to the genocide and serves as a place where the bereaved could bury their family and friends. The Centre is managed and run by the Aegis Trust on behalf of the National Commission for the Fight Against Genocide.
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