The launch of Kwibuka20 was marked by the lighting of Urumuri Rutazima (Kwibuka Flame) that travelled through Rwanda’s thirty districts before reaching Kigali on 7 April 2014, the start of the national mourning period.
The flame symbolised remembrance as well as the resilience and courage of Rwandans over the past twenty years. Carried in a simple lamp, it was used to light other lamps in communities around Rwanda. To mark the 20th commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi, all memorial fires throughout the country were lit from the Kwibuka Flame.
On returning to Kigali, President Paul Kagame used the Kwibuka Flame to light the National Flame of Mourning. This took place on 7 April 2014, marking the official beginning of the national mourning period. The flame was also the source of the fire used at the candlelit vigil at Amahoro Stadium on the evening of 7 April 2014.
Tour Schedule:
– 7 January: Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre, Gisozi
– 10 January: Nyange School, Ngororero District
− 13 January: Mugina, Kamonyi District
− 16 January: Bwishyura, Karongi District
− 19 January: Kinazi, Ruhango District
− 21 January: Nyanza Stadium
− 24 January: University of Rwanda, Huye District
− 27 January: Kabuye, Gisagara District
− 30 January: Kibeho, Nyaruguru District
− 3 February: Murambi, Nyamagabe District
− 7 February: Rusizi Stadium
− 9 February: Kagano, Nyamasheke District
− 13 February: Kabgayi, Muhanga District
− 16 February: Rutsiro Stadium
− 20 February: Rubavu District
− 21 February: Nyabihu District
− 24 February: Busogo, Musanze District
− 27 February: Rugarama, Burera District
− 1 March: Kivuruga, Gakenke District
− 4 March: Rusiga, Rulindo District
− 6 March: Mutete, Gicumbi District
− 11 March: Nyagatare District
− 13 March: Kiziguro, Gatsibo District
− 16 March: Mukarange, Kayonza District
− 20 March: Mwurire, Rwamagana District
− 22 March: Ntarama, Bugesera District
− 24 March: Rukumbeli, Ngoma District
− 27 March: Nyarubuye, Kirehe District
− 30 March: Nyarugenge District
− 3 April: Ndera, Gasabo District
− 5 April: ETO Kicukiro, Kicukiro District
− 7 April: Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre, Gisozi
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