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Q1: Why is the article named Rwandan genocide and not Genocide against the Tutsi?

A1: Because the Google Ngram viewer, which searches for the popularity of terms across all indexed English books, currently has Rwandan genocide as the common name. Wikipedia generally prefers the common name since we prioritize people finding the article.
In addition, there have also been multiple RFCs, seen in the archives above, that have affirmed this article's current title.

Q2: Why does the article show a graphic image of a dead person? Isn't that too extreme/inappropriate?

A2: Wikipedia does not have a restriction on what can or can not be shown in its articles. The image serves to establish background to the reader, providing context that is hard to convey using just words. To quote WP:NOTCENSORED: "Wikipedia may contain content that some readers consider objectionable or offensive‍—‌even exceedingly so. Attempting to ensure that articles and images will be acceptable to all readers, or will adhere to general social or religious norms, is incompatible with the purposes of an encyclopedia."

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Rwandan genocide was a good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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February 28, 2007	Good article nominee	Not listed

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Rwandan genocide (final version) received a peer review by Wikipedia editors, which was archived on 7 December 2024. It may contain ideas you can use to improve this article.

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This article has been mentioned by a media organization:

Shallon Mwiza (August 2, 2024). "How accurate is information about Rwanda on open-source platforms?". The New Times. Retrieved October 15, 2024. "Rwanda's history, especially the 1994 Genocide, is a sensitive and complex topic. Wikipedia's open-edit model allows valuable contributions but also risks biased accounts and denialism." ... Ndahiro explained.

This article has previously been nominated to be moved. Please review the prior discussions if you are considering re-nomination.

Move logs: Genocide Against the Tutsi
Genocide Against the Tutsi
Genocide Against the Tutsi

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RM, Genocide Against the Tutsi → Genocide Against the Tutsi, moved, 3 April 2016, discussion
RM, Genocide Against the Tutsi → Genocide against the Tutsi, not moved, 9 April 2022, discussion

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Talk:Rwandan genocide

From Peer review and talk page:

Semi-protected edit request on 4 April 2026

Semi-protected edit request on 8 April 2026

“The Naming”

The number of people who were Killed

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