Mulindi is a
village
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in the
Gicumbi District
Gicumbi is a district (''akarere'') in Northern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Byumba, which is also the provincial capital.
Geography
The district lies due-north of Kigali, straddling the major road from Kigali to Kampala. It is a hilly dis ...
of the
Northern Providence,
Rwanda
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.
There are many
tea
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plantation
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s in the area.
President
Paul Kagame
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led the
Rwandan Patriotic Front
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during the
Rwandan Civil War
The Rwandan Civil War was a large-scale civil war in Rwanda which was fought between the Rwandan Armed Forces, representing the country's government, and the rebel Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) from 1October 1990 to 18 July 1994. The war arose ...
from Mulindi. In December 2012 construction of the National Liberation Struggle Museum was started at the site of the Rwandan Patriotic Front headquarters from August 1992 to July 1994.
Matt Harding
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's favorite
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2006 clip was the kids in Mulindi dancing with him.
Where The Hell is Matt: An Interview with Matt Harding
Salary Stories, PayScale
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. January 4, 2007. Accessed 2013-01-14.
References
Northern Province, Rwanda