This Day in History: 1994-04-07

(April 07, 1994)
Rwandan Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana, a moderate Hutu, was slain by Hutu soldiers a day after Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian President Cyprien Ntaryamira died, ushering in a time of lawlessness and horrific executions.