Historic Milestones in Rwanda
NOVEMBER 28, 2014—A court in Karongi affirms that refusing to sing the national anthem is not an act of disrespect
2004—Over 100 Witnesses are arrested for maintaining their politically neutral stance
DECEMBER 13, 2002—Legal registration of Jehovah’s Witnesses is updated and reconfirmed by the new government
APRIL 1994—Start of genocide that takes the lives of nearly one million Rwandans, including 400 Witnesses
APRIL 13, 1992—Jehovah’s Witnesses granted legal registration
OCTOBER 1990—The Rwandan Patriotic Front invades northern Rwanda from Uganda
NOVEMBER 1982—Government bans Jehovah’s Witnesses
MARCH 1970—First activity of Jehovah’s Witnesses reported in Rwanda