▁Moh amed ▁Far rah ▁A id id ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁M og ad ish u ▁in ▁Som alia . ▁The ▁American ▁public ▁was ▁app alled ▁at ▁the ▁death s ▁and ▁support ▁for ▁American ▁invol vement ▁in ▁African ▁affairs ▁suffered ▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁It ▁was ▁against ▁this ▁back drop ▁that ▁the ▁R wand an ▁gen o cide ▁began . ▁On ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁R wand an ▁President ▁J uv én al ▁Hab yar im ana ▁and ▁C yp rien ▁N t ary am ira , ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Bur und i , ▁were ▁both ▁killed ▁when ▁their ▁plane ▁was ▁shot ▁down ▁on ▁approach ▁to ▁K ig ali ▁Airport ▁in ▁R w anda . ▁Res p ons ibility ▁for ▁the ▁assass in ations ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁clearly ▁established , ▁however , ▁the ▁resulting ▁cha os ▁was ▁the ▁catal yst ▁for ▁the ▁mass acre ▁of ▁T uts is ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁R w anda ' s ▁H ut u ▁majority . ▁ ▁Bush nell , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁visit ing ▁the ▁area ▁just ▁weeks ▁before , ▁released ▁a ▁memor and um ▁immediately ▁following ▁the ▁assass in ations . ▁In ▁it , ▁she ▁predicted ▁w ides p read ▁violence ▁and ▁the ▁military ▁take - over ▁of ▁the ▁R wand an ▁government ▁and ▁ur ged ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁to ▁take ▁action ▁to ▁maintain ▁order . ▁Part ly ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁Som ali ▁incident , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁chose ▁not ▁to