battle, Cold War
Bugesera invasion
Bugesera invasion was a battle fought in 1963 at Bugesera District, in what is now Rwanda. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Bugesera District. The recorded result: Rwandan government victory; Anti-Tutsi massacres in Rwanda. Recorded strength: Hundreds of exiles; Hundreds or thousands of supporters against 1,000 soldiers; 50 Belgian military advisers.
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Record
| Date | 1963 (year precision) to 1963 | |
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| Place | Bugesera District, Rwanda 2.205S, 30.145E | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Strength | Hundreds of exiles; Hundreds or thousands of supporters | 1,000 soldiers; 50 Belgian military advisers |
| Casualties and losses | Hundreds killed | 4–9 soldiers killed; 10,000–20,000 Tutsi civilians killed in subsequent reprisals |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Bondo 1979, 112 km SE
- Battle of Mutukula 1979, 195 km NE
- Battle of Bukoba 1915, 210 km NE
- Battle of Karuma Falls 1979, 234 km E
- Battle of Masaka 1979, 272 km NE
Elsewhere in 1963
- Battle of Ap Bac Vietnam
- Battle of Go Cong Vietnam
- Huế chemical attacks Vietnam
- Raid on Kalabakan Indonesia
- Operation Trident (1963) Guinea-Bissau
Bugesera invasion is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 2 in present-day Rwanda.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q107548731, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Bugesera invasion, revision 1376628259, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.