Gatsinzi attempted to keep the army out of the genocide, and to negotiate a ceasefire with the RPF, but he had only limited control over his troops and was replaced by the hardline Bizimungu after just ten days.
Gatsinzi pokušao zadržati vojsku van genocida, , te je pregovarao primirje s RPF, ali je imao samo ograničenu kontrolu nad svojim vojnicima, te ga je nakon samo deset dana zamijenio tvrdolinijaš Bizimungu.