The Marist Brothers had had a strong presence in east-central Africa , particularly Rwanda , where they had been 1952 . However , with the Rwandan genocide in 1994 , in August 1994 , the General Assembly and the District Council of the Brothers of Rwanda took the decision to have a renewed presence among the Rwandans to assist in the nation 's rebuilding . Within the country , three communities which centred their mission on the schools were reopened . Six Brothers formed a new community at the service of the refugees outside the country . In view of the escalating difficulties faced by the refugees and the Rwandan Brothers themselves , the community was reinforced with three non-African Brothers . But as the inter-racial tensions persisted , it was decided to withdraw the Rwandan Brothers from the Bugobe community
Rwandan genocide
Rwandan genocide
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