Kigali

Home > ... > Places > Africa > Rwandan Political Geography > ...

Essential reading Compare
side-by-side World Encyclopedia The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Kigali

Kigali , city (1997 pop. 330,000), central Rwanda, capital of Rwanda. It is the country's main administrative and economic center. The city has an international airport and road access to all of the country's borders. Iron ore (cassiterite) is mined nearby, and the city built a smelting plant in the 1980s. Founded in 1907 under German colonial rule, Kigali was made the capital when Rwanda gained independence in 1962. In 1994 it was the scene of the slaughter of thousands of Tutsis by Hutu gangs and the Rwandan army, and of fierce fighting between the army and Tutsi-dominated rebel forces.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1E1-Kigali" title="Facts and information about Kigali">Kigali</a>

Give this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"Kigali." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 24 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Kigali." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (December 24, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kigali.html

"Kigali." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kigali.html

Learn more about citation styles

Kigali

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Â© World Encyclopedia 2005, originally published by Oxford University Press 2005. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Kigali Capital of Rwanda, central Africa. It was a trade centre during the period of German and Belgian colonial administration, becoming the capital when Rwanda achieved independence in 1962. Industries: tin mining, cotton, tanning, textiles, coffee. Pop. (2002 est.) 290,600.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1O142-Kigali" title="Facts and information about Kigali">Kigali</a>

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"Kigali." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 24 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Kigali." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (December 24, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Kigali.html

"Kigali." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved December 24, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Kigali.html

Learn more about citation styles

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Information Technology (IT).(Kigali Institute of Science and Technology ) Newspaper article from: Market Africa Mid-East; 4/1/2007
	A conference in Kigali.(on women's land property right during conflict and reconstruction; Kigali, Rwanda) Magazine article from: UN Chronicle; 9/22/1998
	Remarks by President Bush and President Kagame of Rwanda in Dedication of United States Embassy Kigali. Business Wire; 2/19/2008

Facts and information from other sites

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, and more

	Kigali, the Capitol of Rwanda, is Now an Empty City Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 8/6/1994; 700+ words ; ...ZWERDLING, Host: In Rwanda, the capital, Kigali, is just beginning to pull itself together...far, most of the people coming back to Kigali are Tutsi. Many have been living in other...have any doubts about who is in charge of Kigali these days, there's a not-so-gentle...
	Profile: Kigali Memorial Center in South Africa Transcript from: NPR Special; 4/15/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...CHADWICK NPR Special 04-15-2004 Profile: Kigali Memorial Center in South Africa Host...continues. Now in Rwanda's capital Kigali, a new memorial is trying to sort things...Rwandans fanned out over the grounds of the Kigali Memorial Center in the hills above the...
	Rwanda Mission's Timing Vague; U.S. Task Force in Uganda Delays First Kigali Deployment Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/29/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...Daniel Schroeder, who spent the day in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, familiarizing...cautiously because of difficult conditions in Kigali. "The one thing you do not want to do...force that was on the verge of leaving for Kigali. That shift came in response to complaints...
	Fight for Kigali continues Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/9/1994; 446 words ; ...crackled and mortars boomed in central Kigali as sporadic fighting continued, relief...they said. Foreigners arriving from Kigali said the rebels appeared to have sealed...some wounded people later this week from Kigali's main hospital to Kabgayi, about 45...
	Kigali shelling halts UN flights Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/10/1994; 587 words ; KIGALI (Reuter) - Artillery and mortar bombardments...the eastern edges of the Rwandan capital Kigali yesterday, preventing United Nations flights...to return to Nairobi without landing at Kigali. The airport is held jointly by Unamir...
	Kigali Police Nets 30 Armed Robbers Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire; 7/22/1999; 387 words ; - Kigali police Wednesday netted 30 armed bandits...behind acts of insecurity in and around Kigali, capital of Rwanda, police officials told...official said. Alarm bells had been rung by Kigali residents because of persisting attacks...
	Rwandan Rebels Advance on Kigali Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 5/12/1994; 700+ words ; ...with Mark Doyle of the BBC. He is in Kigali, where all week it's been expected...of the rebels, of taking the capital Kigali. DOYLE: They moved quite quickly when they first arrived in Kigali - fanned out, took various parts of the...
	RWANDAN REBELS REJECT TRUCE AS BLOOD FILLS STREETS THEY SAY THERE'S NO GOVERNMENT IN KIGALI TO RECOGNIZE ARMED, DRUNKEN MEN GO DOOR TO DOOR HUNTING VICTIMS.(MAIN) Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 4/12/1994; 700+ words ; ...Byline: ARTHUR ALLEN Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda Chaos, despair and blood flowed...Radio that its forces had advanced into Kigali and would not sign a truce. The bloodshed...Automatic-weapons fire echoed through Kigali, the capital, on Monday, and rebel...
	ENVIRONMENT-RWANDA: CAMPAIGN TO KEEP KIGALI CLEAN LAUNCHED News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 7/22/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...Service English News Wire 07-22-1998 KIGALI, Jul. 21 (IPS) -- A major campaign...been launched in the Rwandese capital of Kigali. The campaign, dubbed "Clean Up City...of the environmental hazard threatening Kigali as well as to have them clean the garbage...
	Mortar kills UN officer in Kigali Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/1/1994; ; 669 words ; ...suspended operations in the capital, Kigali, yesterday after one of its officers...liaising with Rwandan government forces in Kigali, was killed instantly when a mortar bomb...continue the evacuation of civilians from Kigali yesterday but shelling was too heavy for...