Stade Amahoro
Encyclopedia
Amahoro Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium
in Kigali City, Rwanda
. It is the largest stadium in Rwanda and hosts football matches, concerts, and public events.
in 1994, it was temporarily a "UN Protected Site" hosting to up to 12'000 mainly Tutsi
s refugees.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Kigali City, Rwanda
Rwanda
Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
. It is the largest stadium in Rwanda and hosts football matches, concerts, and public events.
History
During the Rwandan GenocideRwandan Genocide
The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass murder of an estimated 800,000 people in the small East African nation of Rwanda. Over the course of approximately 100 days through mid-July, over 500,000 people were killed, according to a Human Rights Watch estimate...
in 1994, it was temporarily a "UN Protected Site" hosting to up to 12'000 mainly Tutsi
Tutsi
The Tutsi , or Abatutsi, are an ethnic group in Central Africa. Historically they were often referred to as the Watussi or Watusi. They are the second largest caste in Rwanda and Burundi, the other two being the Hutu and the Twa ....
s refugees.