École Technique Officielle

The École Technique Officielle was a Salesian secondary school in Kigali, Rwanda. On April 11, 1994, during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, over 2,000 Rwandans were murdered by extremist militia.[1]

Students at Kicukiro Technical Training Center - Formerly the Ecole Technique Officielle - Where Belgian UN Peacekeepers Abandoned Tutsis to Their Fate - Kicukiro District - Kigali - Rwanda
École Technique Officielle
Official Technical School
Address
Map
Rue de Kagarama


Rwanda
Coordinates1°58′50″S 30°06′24″E / 1.98056°S 30.10667°E / -1.98056; 30.10667
Information
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
StatusClosed
ClosedApril 11, 1994 (1994-04-11)
NicknameETO
AffiliationSalesians of Don Bosco

This event is the subject of the movie Shooting Dogs (also called Beyond the Gates) by Michael Caton-Jones.

References

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  1. ^ See the OAU report RWANDA - THE PREVENTABLE GENOCIDE. The Report Of The International Panel Of Eminent Personalities To Investigate The 1994 Genocide In Rwanda And The Surrounding Events, Sections 10.13 and 15.47 (online version, 908 KB Archived 2015-09-08 at the Wayback Machine, last accessed Feb 3, 2012).