May 19, 1994 marked the 43rd day of the 100 days of the Genocide against the Tutsi, during which the genocidal regime continued its systematic campaign of extermination across different parts of Rwanda.

On May 18, 1994, former interim President Théodore Sindikubwabo visited the then Kibuye Prefecture where he publicly praised Interahamwe militias for their role in killing Tutsi during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Rwandans living in Chad, together with friends of Rwanda, have marked the 32nd commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, pledging to strengthen efforts to combat genocide ideology and preserve historical memory for future generations.

On May 17, 1994, as the Genocide against the Tutsi entered its 41st day, the United Nations Security Council approved an increase of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (MINUAR) forces to 5,500 troops, but stopped short of granting the mission powers to use force to halt the massacres.

Senate Vice President Soline Nyirahabimana has called on Rwandan youth to strengthen patriotism, defend the country against genocide ideology, and play an active role in preserving national unity and peace.

More than 100 students, teachers, and families killed at IFAK and surrounding schools during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi have been commemorated in a solemn ceremony held in Kimihurura, Kigali.

Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement, Dr. Jean Damascene Bizimana, has warned individuals attempting to distort the history of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi that their efforts are in vain, insisting that truth cannot be defeated.

As the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda entered its 39th day, killings of Tutsi were intensifying across the country under the extremist regime and Interahamwe militias.