1896 The King decides to leave his country’s external relations in the care of the German Empire 1900 The White Fathers found their first Mission 1926 The League of Nations gives Belgium a mandate of tutelage over Rwanda 1959-61 The Rwandan social and political revolution begins following the Bahutu manifesto 1961 The country declares its status as a Republic 1959-63 Reprisals against Tutsis and first flights by Tutsis 1973 Juvenal Habyarimana takes over following a military coup 1990 The Rwanda Patriotic Front – the RPF – attacks Rwanda from Uganda border 1993 Arusha Peace Accords between the Government and the RPF 1994 April Beginning of the genocide 1994 July End of the genocide. The RPF takes over and there is massive exodus of two million Hutus to neighbouring countries 1996 New tensions in Eastern Zaire between the different armies and refugees