April 24, 1994 was the 18th day of the Genocide against the Tutsi. Killings had spread across Rwanda, especially in the southern region. Massacres of Tutsi took place in different parts of the former Gitarama Prefecture, in current day Muhanga, Ruhango and Kamonyi districts.
Tutsi refugees began arriving in Kabgayi, in Muhanga on April 20,1994. They sought refuge at St Leon Petit Seminaire, St Joseph College, Major Seminary Philosophicum Kabgayi, at Kabgayi Hospital and in the former TRAFIPRO buildings, later named CND during the Genocide.Tutsi refugees had sought to enter the Kabgayi Cathedral but were denied entry by Thaddee Nsengiyumva, the Bishop of Kabgayi.
In 2009, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda found Rukundo guilty of genocide crimes and in October 2010 sentenced him to 23 years in prison.April 22, 1994: Catholic nuns turn away Tutsi seeking refuge at monastery
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