An extremists group were involved in the 1994 Rwanda genocide in Rwanda.
 Cycles of violence followed, with exiled Tutsi attacking from neighbouring countries and the Hutu retaliating with large-scale slaughter and repression of the Tutsi
 When the RPF took over, approximately two million Hutu fled to neighbouring countries, in particular Zare, fearing reprisals; additionally, the RPF-led army was a key belligerent in the First and Second Congo Wars

