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Kigali



Kigali (pop. 182,000), capital and largest city of Rwanda. Established by German colonists in 1907, Kigali is now an administrative and commercial center. In 1994 life in the capital was brutally disturbed by the genocide that followed the death of president Habyarimana.



See also: Rwanda.

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