May 23, 1994 The RPF takes control of the presidential palace.
July 5, 1994 The French establish a safe zone in the southwest corner of Rwanda.
July 13, 1994 Approximately one million people, mostly Hutu, begin fleeing to Zaire (now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo).
mid-July 1994 The Rwanda Genocide ends when the RPF gains control of the country.