Rwandan Genocide

AD – MPE: 0.07

ND – MPE: 0.83

The Wikipedia-article called “Rwandan genocide” cites estimates for the number of people killed during the Rwandan genocide in 1994 and the civil war, which range from 0.6 to 1.1 million. The most plausible estimate seems to be around 0.9 million.

Andrew Wallis convincingly shows in his fact-filled book: “Silent Accomplice – The Untold Story of France’s Role in Rwandan Genocide” that France supported the government of Habyarimana and the Interahamwe paramilitaries with weapons, training, transport and diplomacy. This support was highly significant. The United States and Britain supported the Rwandan Patriotic Front. Plausible estimates for the number of people killed by nondemocratic forces range from 0.6 to 1 million. Plausible estimates for the number of people killed by advanced democracies range from 0.04 to 0.1 million.