1. Interahamwe - Noun
2. Interahamwe - Proper noun
a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again
Source: WordNetin 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists Source: Internet
First and Second Congo Wars seeAlso In order to protect the country against the Hutu Interahamwe forces, which had fled to Eastern Zaire, RPF forces invaded Zaire in 1996, following talks by Kagame with US officials earlier the same year. Source: Internet
He participated in the establishment of the National Defence Fund that was used to raise money to provide financial and logistical support for the Interahamwe to kill and harm Tutsi. Source: Internet
"Interahamwe continued to report their killings to Kabuga," the Registrar told the court, adding, "Kabuga had de-facto authority over Interahamwe in Kimironko who committed killings." Source: Internet
The government and army began to assemble the Interahamwe (meaning "those who attack together") and prepared for the elimination of the Tutsis by arming Hutus with guns and machetes. Source: Internet
Kabuga was one of the richest men in Rwanda at the time of the genocide and has been accused of acting as the main financier and logistical supporter of the genocide, as well as creating the Interahamwe militia, which carried out many of the killings. Source: Internet