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Kigali Genocide Memorial
Kigali Genocide Memorial
Kigali Genocide Memorial is located in Rwanda
Kigali Genocide Memorial
Location within Rwanda
Established1999 (1999) (Construction)
April 2004 (2004-04) (Inaugurated)
LocationKG 14 Avenue, Kigali
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part ofMemorial sites of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
CriteriaCultural: vi
Reference1586-003
Inscription2023 (45th Session)
Coordinates1°55′52″S 30°03′36″E / 1.93124°S 30.060133°E / -1.93124; 30.060133
TypeGenocide museum
Visitors96,278 (2017)
Websitewww.kgm.rw

The Kigali Genocide Memorial commemorates the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The remains of over 250,000 people are interred there.[1]

There is a visitor centre for students and others wishing to understand the events leading up to the genocide that occurred in Rwanda in 1994. The Centre is a permanent memorial to those who fell victim to the genocide and serves as a place where the bereaved could bury their family and friends. The Centre is managed and run by the Aegis Trust on behalf of the National Commission for the Fight Against Genocide.

  1. ^ "Kigali Genocide Memorial – A place for remembrance and learning". www.kgm.rw. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

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