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SUBJECT: TEXT OF JOINT COMMUNIQUE AND
N'SELE AMENDMENTS
REF: DAR ES SALAAM 3989
1. FOLLOWING ARE THE TEXTS OF THE COMMUNIQUE AND
CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT AMENDMENTS SIGNED BY THE
GOVERNMENT OF RWANDA (GOR) AND THE RWANDESE PATRIOTIC
FRONT (RPF) AT ARUSHA, TANZANIA, AT 9:30 P.M. ON JULY
13, 1992.
TEXT OF JOINT COMMUNIQUE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
REVIEW AUTHORITY: HARRY R MELONE
DATE/CASE ID: 12 JUL 2006 200600879
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JOINT COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE
NEGOTIATIONS ON THE CEASEFIRE BETWEEN THE RWANDESE
GOVERNMENT AND THE RWANDESE PATRIOTIC FRONT
ARUSHA, 10-12 JULY 1992
1. AT THE KIND INVITATION OF H.E. ALI HASSAN MWINYI,
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, THE
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RWANDESE
REPUBLIC AND OF THE RWANDESE PATRIOTIC FRONT MET IN
ARUSHA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, FROM 10 TO 12
JULY 1992, UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE MINISTER OF
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OF THE
UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, HON. AHMED HASSAN DIRIA.
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2. THE DELEGATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC
OF RWANDA WAS LED BY H.E. MR. NGULINZIRA BONIFACE,
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND COOPERATION. THE
DELEGATION OF THE RWANDESE PATRIOTIC FRONT WAS LED BY
MR. BIZIMUNGU PASTEUR, MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE AND COMMISSIONER FOR INFORMATION AND
DOCUMENTATION.
3. ALSO IN ATTENDANCE AS OBSERVERS WERE THE
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CURRENT CHAIRMAN OF THE OAU,
H.E. ABDOU DIOUF, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF
SENEGAL, THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MEDIATOR, H.E.
MARSHAL MOBUTU SESE SEKO, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC
OF ZAIRE, REPRESENTATIVES OF BURUNDI, NIGERIA,
TANZANIA, UGANDA, THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE OAU, H.E. DR. SALIM AHMED
SALIM, BELGIUM, FRANCE, AND THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
4. FOLLOWING INTENSE NEGOTIATIONS, CONDUCTED IN AN
OPEN AND BROTHERLY ATMOSPHERE, THE LEADER OF THE
DELEGATION OF THE RWANDESE GOVERNMENT AND THE LEADER
OF THE DELEGATION OF THE RWANDESE PATRIOTIC FRONT,
SIGNED THE N'SELE CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT, AS AMENDED AT
GBADOLITE AND ARUSHA.
5.
THE CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR:
(A) A TEMPORARY TRUCE EFFECTIVE AT MIDNIGHT
(RWANDA TIME) ON 19TH JULY 1992;
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(B) ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE CEASEFIRE AT
MIDNIGHT (RWANDA TIME) ON 31ST JULY 1992, AND THE
DEPLOYMENT OF A NEUTRAL MILITARY OBSERVER GROUP
(NMOG) ON THE SAME DAY.
(C) ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEUTRAL MILITARY OBSERVER
GROUP TO VERIFY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISION
OF ARTICLE II OF THE CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT WHICH
PROVIDES NOTABLY FOR THE WITHDRAWAL OF FOREIGN
TROOPS, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE PRESENCE OF MILITARY
PERSONNEL SERVING IN RWANDA UNDER BILATERAL
COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.
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(D) THE COMMENCEMENT OF POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS
ON 10 AUGUST 1992 LEADING TO THE SIGNING OF A PEACE
ACCORD NOT LATER THAN 10 OCTOBER 1992.
(E) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A JOINT POLITICAL
MILITARY COMMISSION TO COMMENCE ITS WORK ON 26 JULY
1992 AND WHICH WILL ENSURE THE FOLLOW-UP OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT AS WELL AS
THE PEACE ACCORD WHICH WILL HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED AT
THE END OF THE POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS.
(F) THE IMPLEMENTATION NOT LATER THAN 10 JANUARY
1993 OF THE MECHANISMS AND CONCLUSIONS FORESEEN IN
THE PEACE ACCORD.
6. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES
WILL BE SPECIFIED DURING THE POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS:
(A) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE RULE OF LAW, THAT IS,
BASED NAMELY ON NATIONAL UNITY, DEMOCRACY, PLURALISM,
AND RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS.
(B) FORMATION OF A NATIONAL ARMY CONSISTING OF
GOVERNMENT FORCES AND THOSE OF THE RPF.
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(C) ESTABLISHMENT OF POWER-SHARING WITHIN THE
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FRAMEWORK OF A BROAD-BASED TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT.
7. THE POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS, SCHEDULED FOR 10
AUGUST 1992, WILL TAKE PLACE IN ARUSHA, TANZANIA.
B. THE TWO PARTIES RE-AFFIRMED THEIR POLITICAL WILL
TO CONTINUE, THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS, THE SEARCH FOR A
SOLUTION TO THE CONFLICT AS WELL AS TO THE PROBLEMS
UNDERLYING IT.
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9. THE PARTICIPANTS EXTENDED THEIR DEEP APPRECIATION
AND THANKS TO H.E. PRESIDENT ALI HASSAN MWINYI, THE
GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF TANZANIA, FOR THEIR
UNTIRING EFFORTS TOWARDS THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF
PEACE AND STABILITY IN RWANDA AND THE CONSTRUCTIVE
ROLE THAT TANZANIA PLAYED DURING THE PEACE TALKS AS
WELL AS THE TYPICALLY WARM AFRICAN WELCOME AND
HOSPITALITY EXTENDED TO THEM.
DONE IN ARUSHA ON 12 JULY 1992.
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
RWANDESE REPUBLIC
FOR THE RWANDESE PATRIOTIC
FRONT
MR. NGULINZIRA BONIFACE
MINISTER OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS AND COOPERATION
MR. BIZIMUNGU PASTEUR
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
AND COMMISSIONER FOR
INFORMATION AND
DOCUMENTATION
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TEXT OF N'SELE CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT
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THE N'SELE CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE RWANDESE REPUBLIC AND THE
RWANDESE PATRIOTIC FRONT, AS AMENDED AT
GBADOLITE, 16 SEPTEMBER 1991, AND AT ARUSHA
12 JULY 1992
WE, THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
RWANDESE REPUBLIC AND OF THE RWANDESE PATRIOTIC FRONT;
MINDFUL OF THE UNFORTUNATE INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
OCCURRED BETWEEN THE RWANDESE AND HAVE AFFECTED PEACE
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N'SELE AMENDMENTS
AND PUBLIC ORDER IN THE COUNTRY;
REFERRING TO THE COMMUNIQUES ISSUED BY THE HEADS OF
STATE OF THE REGION, MEETING IN MWANZA (TANZANIA) ON
17 OCTOBER 1990, IN GBADOLITE (ZAIRE) ON 26 OCTOBER
1990, AND IN GOMA (ZAIRE) ON 20 NOVEMBER 1990;
CONSIDERING THAT ALL THESE SUMMIT MEETINGS .
SPECIFICALLY EMPHASIZED THE PRIOR NEED FOR A
CEASEFIRE;
CONSIDERING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE CEASEFIRE IN
PRINCIPLE BY PRESIDENT JUVENAL HABYARIMANA IN
ZANZIBAR ON 17 FEBRUARY 1991 FOLLOWING HIS MEETING
WITH PRESIDENTS YOWERI MUSEVENI OF UGANDA AND ALI
HASSAN MWINYI OF TANZANIA;
MINDFUL OF THE FACT THAT PRESIDENTS PIERRE BUYOYA OF
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MWINYI OF TANZANIA, YOWERI MUSEVENI OF UGANDA AND
PRIME MINISTER LUNDA BULULU OF ZAIRE, ASSISTED BY THE
SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE OAU AND A DELEGATE OF THE
U.N. HIGH COMMISSION FOR REFUGEES ADOPTED THE DAR ES
SALAAM DECLARATION OF 19 FEBRUARY 1991 MANDATING
PRESIDENT MOBUTU SESE SEKO OF ZAIRE TO TAKE URGENT
AND IMMEDIATE STEPS TO USHER IN DIALOGUE WHICH SHOULD
CULMINATE IN A FORMAL CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
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GOVERNMENT OF RWANDA AND THE RWANDESE PATRIOTIC FRONT;
MINDFUL OF THE FACT THAT THE CEASEFIRE SHOULD
FACILITATE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN
THE RWANDESE GOVERNMENT AND THE RWANDESE PATRIOTIC
FRONT AIMED AT NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND
RESTORATION OF LASTING PEACE;
CONSIDERING THAT THE TWO PARTIES REAFFIRMED THEIR
POLITICAL WILL DURING THEIR MEETING IN PARIS FROM 6TH
TO 8TH JUNE 1992 TO FIND THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS A
SOLUTION TO THE CURRENT CONFLICT AS WELL AS RELATED
PROBLEMS;
CONSIDERING THAT BOTH PARTIES ARE COMMITTED TO
CONDUCT DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS;
MINDFUL OF THE FACT THAT BOTH PARTIES REAFFIRMED THE
VALIDITY OF THE CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT SIGNED AT N'SELE
ON 29TH MARCH 1991 AND AS AMENDED ON 16TH SEPTEMBER
1991 IN GBADOLITE SUBJECT TO UP-DATING THE AGREEMENT
BY MAKING NECESSARY AMENDMENTS;
HAVE ON THIS 12TH DAY OF JULY 1992, AGREED ON AND
ACCEPTED THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE
CEASEFIRE:
ARTICLE I
1. A CEASEFIRE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED THROUGHOUT THE
TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA, BETWEEN THE
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GOVERNMENT FORCES AND THOSE OF THE RWANDESE PATRIOTIC
FRONT. THE CEASEFIRE SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE AT
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MIDNIGHT (RWANDA TIME) ON 31ST JULY 1992 AT THE SAME
TIME AS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE NEUTRAL MILITARY
OBSERVER GROUP.
2. THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE CEASEFIRE SHALL BE
PRECEDED BY A TRUCE, THAT IS, THE CESSATION OF
FIGHTING, WHICH SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE AT MIDNIGHT
(RWANDA TIME) ON 19TH JULY 1992.
3. THE PRESENT CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT IS THE FIRST
STAGE OF A PEACE PROCESS WHICH SHALL CULMINATE IN A
PEACE AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE
POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS.
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ARTICLE II
THE CEASEFIRE SHALL IMPLY:
1. THE CESSATION OF ALL HOSTILITIES FOR THE PURPOSE
OF DIALOGUE AND SERIOUS NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO
PARTIES UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE MEDIATOR OR A
2. THE SUSPENSION OF SUPPLIES OF AMMUNITION AND
WEAPONRY TO THE FIELD;
3. THE SUPPLY OF NON-LETHAL LOGISTICAL NEEDS TO THE
MILITARY FORCES IN THE FIELD;
4. THE RELEASE OF ALL PRISONERS-OF-WAR; THE
EFFECTIVE RELEASE OF ALL PERSONS ARRESTED BECAUSE AND
AS A RESULT OF THIS WAR WITHIN FIVE DAYS FOLLOWING
THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT;
5. THE POSSIBILITY OF RECOVERING THE REMAINS OF THE
DEAD;
6.
THE WITHDRAWAL OF ALL FOREIGN TROOPS AFTER THE
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EFFECTIVE DEPLOYMENT OF THE NEUTRAL MILITARY OBSERVER
GROUP (NMOG) EXCEPT FOR MILITARY OFFICERS SERVING IN
RWANDA UNDER BILATERAL COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.
7. A BAN ON INFILTRATION OF TROOPS AND ON THE
CONVEYANCE OF TROOPS AND WAR MATERIAL TO THE AREA
OCCUPIED BY EACH PARTY;
8. A BAN ON ANY MINE-LAYING OPERATIONS OR THE
HINDERING OF OPERATIONS TO REMOVE THE MINES;
9. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEUTRAL CORRIDOR
SEPARATING THE AREAS OCCUPIED BY THE TWO RESPECTIVE
FORCES. THIS CORRIDOR MEANT TO FACILITATE THE
MONITORING OF THE CEASEFIRE BY NMOG SHALL BE
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DETERMINED IN CONSIDERATION OF THE FRONTLINES OF BOTH
ARMIES. THE DEMARCATION ON THE FIELD SHALL BE
ESTABLISHED BY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TWO ARMIES
IN THE PRESENCE OF NMOG.
ARTICLE III
1. THE VERIFICATION AND CONTROL OF THE CEASEFIRE
SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY THE NEUTRAL MILITARY OBSERVER
GROUP UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL
OF THE OAU.
2. THE NEUTRAL MILITARY OBSERVER GROUP SHALL BE
COMPOSED OF:
10 OFFICERS FROM NIGERIA;
- 10 OFFICERS FROM SENEGAL;
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10 OFFICERS FROM ZIMBABWE;
10 OFFICERS FROM AN AFRICAN COUNTRY TO BE CHOSEN
BY THE CURRENT CHAIRMAN OF THE OAU IN COLLABORATION
WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA;
5 OFFICERS FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF RWANDA;
5 OFFICERS FROM THE RWANDESE PATRIOTIC FRONT.
3. THE NEUTRAL MILITARY OBSERVER GROUP SHALL REPORT
ANY VIOLATION OF THE CEASEFIRE TO THE
SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE OAU AND A JOINT POLITICAL
MILITARY COMMISSION.
4. THE NEUTRAL MILITARY OBSERVER GROUP SHALL SET UP
THE ORGANS AND MACHINERY REQUIRED FOR THE CONTROL'AND
VERIFICATION OF THE CEASEFIRE. IT SHALL DRAFT ITS
IT SHALL ENJOY A STATUS THAT
OWN RULES OF PROCEDURE.
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WOULD ENABLE IT TO PERFORM ITS MISSION AS PROVIDED IN
THE CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT; INCLUDING PRIVILEGES AND
IMMUNITIES ENJOYED BY THE OAU PERSONNEL AS ENSHRINED
IN THE GENERAL AGREEMENT;
5. THE NEUTRAL MILITARY OBSERVER GROUP SHALL HAVE
FULL COMMUNICATION AND OTHER EQUIPMENT IT DEEMS
NECESSARY TO PERFORM ITS MISSION. THE NMOG OFFICERS
MAY HAVE SPECIFIC UNIFORMS WITH INSIGNIA FOR EASY
IDENTIFICATION, AND LIGHT WEAPONS FOR SELF-DEFENCE.
ARTICLE IV
1. A JOINT POLITICAL MILITARY COMMISSION COMPOSED OF
5 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE RWANDESE GOVERNMENT AND 5 OF
THE RWANDESE PATRIOTIC FRONT IS ESTABLISHED.
2. THE OAU AND THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES ARE INVITED
TO PARTICIPATE, AS OBSERVERS, IN THE JOINT
COMMISSION: BURUNDI, TANZANIA, UGANDA, ZAIRE,
BELGIUM, FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
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3. THE JOINT COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
MANDATE:
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THE CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT;
TO ENSURE THE FOLLOW-UP OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE PEACE AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED AT THE CONCLUSION OF
THE POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS.
4. THE JOINT COMMISSION SHALL BE BASED AT THE OAU
HEADQUARTERS IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA. THE
COMMISSION'S HEADQUARTERS MAY BE MOVED UPON AGREEMENT
BY BOTH PARTIES.
5. THE JOINT COMMISSION SHALL HOLD ITS INAUGURAL
MEETING NOT LATER THAN 26TH JULY 1992.
ARTICLE V
THE SIGNATORIES OF THE PRESENT AGREEMENT ACCEPT THE
FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES WHOSE MODALITIES OF
IMPLEMENTATION SHALL BE SPECIFIED DURING THE
POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS.
1. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE RULE OF LAW, THAT IS, BASED
NAMELY ON NATIONAL UNITY, DEMOCRACY, PLURALISM, AND
RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS;
2. FORMATION OF A NATIONAL ARMY CONSISTING OF
GOVERNMENT FORCES AND THOSE OF THE RWANDESE PATRIOTIC
FRONT;
3. ESTABLISHMENT OF POWER-SHARING WITHIN THE
FRAMEWORK OF A BROAD-BASED TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT.
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ARTICLE VI
THE POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS CULMINATING IN THE PEACE
AGREEMENT SHALL PROCEED PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING
CALENDAR:
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1. COMMENCEMENT OF THE POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS: OTH
AUGUST 1992;
2. COMPLETION OF THE POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS AND
SIGNING OF THE PEACE AGREEMENT: NOT LATER THAN 10
OCTOBER 1992;
3.
COMPLETION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
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AMEMBASSY LAGOS
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USMISSION GENEVA
UNCLAS SECTION 06 OF 06 DAR ES SALAAM 04011
STATE FOR AF/RA, AF/C, AND L/AF
GENEVA FOR RMA
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DAR ES 04011 06 OF 06 140930Z
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TAGS: PREL, PGOV, MOPS, PREF, RW
SUBJECT: TEXT OF JOINT COMMUNIQUE AND
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N'SELE AMENDMENTS
MECHANISMS AND CONCLUSIONS AGREED UPON PURSUANT TO
THE PEACE AGREEMENT: NOT LATER THAN 10 JANUARY 1993.
ARTICLE VII
IN THE PRESENT AGREEMENT:
1. "CEASEFIRE" SHALL MEAN THE CESSATION OF ALL
HOSTILITIES BETWEEN THE FORCES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF
THE RWANDESE REPUBLIC AND THOSE OF THE RWANDESE
PATRIOTIC FRONT (RPF) THROUGHOUT THE NATIONAL
TERRITORY OF RWANDA.
2. "CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES" SHALL MEAN THE END OF
ALL MILITARY OPERATIONS, ALL HARMFUL CIVIL OPERATIONS
AND DENIGRATING AND UNFOUNDED PROPAGANDA THROUGH THE
MASS MEDIA.
3. "VIOLATION OF THE CEASEFIRE" SHALL MEAN THE NONOBSERVANCE OF ONE OF THE POINTS MENTIONED IN ARTICLE
II
4. "VIOLATION OF THE CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT" SHALL MEAN
THE NON-OBSERVANCE OF ANY PROVISION OF THE AGREEMENT.
DONE IN ARUSHA ON 12TH JULY 1992.
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FOR THE RWANDESE
GOVERNMENT:
NGULINZIRA BONIFACE
MINISTER OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS
FOR THE RWANDESE PATRIOTIC
FRONT:
BIZIMUNGU PASTEUR
MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE, COMMISSIONER FOR
INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION
FOR THE FACILITATOR (THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA):
HON. AHMED HASSAN DIRIA (MP)
MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION
IN THE PRESENCE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE OAU:
DR. M. T. MAPURANGA
ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL IN-CHARGE OF
POLITICAL AFFAIRS
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END OF CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT
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