Interahamwe definition
Interahamwe means armed militias who carried out genocide in Rwanda in 1994.
Interahamwe which means “those who fight together,” was one of the militias responsible for massacres during the genocide. Since 1994, the name, “Interahamwe,” has also been applied to armed opposition against the new
Examples of Interahamwe in a sentence
The Interahamwe later massacred Tutsi, and committed other crimes which largely went unpunished.
In early 1992 the President began the training of youth members of the MRND to form militias known as the Interahamwe.