25 years after the start of its genocide, in which some 800,000 people were killed, Rwanda is rebuilding with hope and shines with a new light, said President Paul Kagame.
"Our bodies and minds bear amputations and scars, but none of us is alone," said President Paul Kagame.
"Our bodies and minds bear amputations and scars, but none of us is alone," said Kagame at the ceremony attended by several heads of state."We Rwandans have granted ourselves a new beginning. We exist in a state of permanent commemoration, every day, in all that we do ... Today, light radiates from this place."
"I am moved beyond words at this memorial to tragedy," said Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission."Time can never erase the darkest hours in our history. It is our duty to remember." There will be a procession through the capital to Kigali's National Stadium where are many as 30,000 are expected to participate in an evening candlelight ceremony.
The Tutsi minority was blamed for downing the plane and the bands of Hutu extremists began slaughtering the Tutsi, with support from the army, police, and militias.
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