The following lists events that happened during 1997 in Rwanda.
Incumbents President: Pasteur Bizimungu Prime Minister: Pierre-Célestin Rwigema
Events January to April January–August - At least 6,000 people, most of whom civilians and returnees from the Great Lakes refugee crisis, are reported to have been killed by militants across the country. 19 January - In northwest Rwanda, Hutu militia members kill 6 Spanish aid workers, 3 soldiers, and seriously wound another. 4 February - Five UN Human Rights Field Operation in Rwanda (HRFOR) workers are ambushed and killed in southwest Cyangugu Province. The victims included a Briton, Cambodian, and three Rwandans, all of whom were human rights observers of the OHCHR.
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