ALIR, Army for the Liberation of Rwanda, FAR, Former Armed Forces, Interahamwe - a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to reinstitute Hutu control; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists"

African country, African nation - countries occupying the African continent

capital of Rwanda, Kigali - the national capital and largest city of Rwanda; located in central Rwanda

Africa - the second largest continent; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

Kivu, Lake Kivu - a lake in the mountains of central Africa between Congo and Rwanda

Hutu - a member of a Bantu people living in Rwanda and Burundi

Tutsi, Watusi, Watutsi - a member of a Bantu speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi

Rwandan - a native or inhabitant of Rwanda