Campaign Against Genocide Museum is a museum located in the Parliamentary building, in Kigali just 800 meters behind the Kigali Convention Centre road point, and just 4.9km, 9 minutes drive from the Kigali International Airport. This campaign against Genocide Museum was opened officially on 13th December 2017 by H.E Paul Kagame.
Campaign Against Genocide Museum
The Museum is built in the Parliamentary building which was once known as Conseil National de Development because this building hosted the Rwandan Patriotic Front politicians and the 600 man protection force (3BN) from 28th December 1993 as they were in the preparations for the installation of Broad-Based Transitional Government and the National Transitional Assembly and these 600 man protection force the (3BN) were the ones given the order first on 07/04/1994 by the RPA Chairman of High Command Major General Paul Kagame to break out from their initial positions defend themselves and rescue victims of Genocide in their vicinity when the campaign against Genocide began
Campaign Against Genocide Museum
This Museum depicts in details how the Campaign Against Genocide Plan was executed by RPF/A following the withdrawal of UN troops leaving the targeted Tutsi under the mercy of the Genocidaires and how only the RPF/A forces who were in the war of liberation took the unilateral decision to stop Genocide, Rescue victims of Genocide and defeat the Genocidal forces. This CAG Museum also has its outer part comprised of monuments including that of the 12.7mm Machine Gun that helped in containing the advancing genocidal forces.
Campaign Against Genocide Museum