Gerard Prunier dates it to 1992, when Habyarimana began negotiating with the RPF, while journalist Linda Melvern dates it to 1990, following the initial RPF invasion.
Gerard Prunier to datira 1992. godine kada Habyarimana započeo pregovore s RPF, dok novinarka Linda Melvern to datira 1990. godine, nakon početne invazije RPF.