Following Habyarimana 's death , a military committee led by Colonel Théoneste Bagosora took immediate control of the country . Under the committee 's direction , the Hutu militia Interahamwe and the Presidential Guard began to kill Hutu and Tutsi opposition politicians and other prominent Tutsi figures ; within 24 hours they had killed all moderate leaders , including Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana . The killers then began targeting the entire Tutsi population , as well as moderate Hutu , beginning the Rwandan genocide . Over the course of approximately 100 days , between 500,000 and 1 million Tutsi and politically moderate Hutu were killed in well-planned attacks
Rwandan genocide
Rwandan genocide
Paul Kagame