General Romeo Dallaire warned his superiors.
of the Hutus plan to exterminate the Tutsis.
In January of 1994 he repeatedly requested
a stronger mandate and more troops, but these
request was denied.
In April 1994, after the killings began General
Dallaire again pleaded for more support from
the UN but was rejected. Infact, the UN Security
Council voted to reduce the UN Peacekeeper
force in the Rwanda country from 2,500
to 270 soldiers with no support, weakening
the peacekeeping in becoming severely
handicapped. So, the genocide spread quickly
throughout Rwanda's villages, cities, and
rural lands.
The officials across the world including
America {Pres. Clinton was in office} knew of the
genocide taking place and turned a
blind eye.
They were presented with footage of
the killings and simply ignored the fact
it was a genocide taking place.
Only a few International Humanitarian Aid
organizations stayed on the ground including
the Red Cross and
took on heroic efforts to provide medical care.
All those who were left behind to do their
duties and service to the Rwanda people
were heroes.
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The genocide was the one thing Romeo Dallaire was trying
to prevent back in Jan. 1994 and none of the Officials listened.
He kept asking for help but was rejected.
Note: The signs I was able to see by the grace of God began in
Jan. Feb. Mar. and April of 1994, of an unseen horrific event
I knew nothing about.
May you go to
My Given Dreams and signs by Lori Foster
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Romeo Dallaire dealing with guilt after the genocide
Romeo Dallaire on 1994 genocide
Romeo United Nations commander during Rwanda Genocide
Stories of Genocide lessons for today
