Kigali Genocide Memorial

E397369

educational institution genocide memorial museum tourist attraction

The Kigali Genocide Memorial is a major commemorative and educational site in Rwanda that honors the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi and documents its history and impact.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Kigali Genocide Memorial canonical	2
Gisozi Genocide Memorial	1
Kigali Genocide Memorial (Gisozi)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3909272 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kigali Genocide Memorial
Context triple: [Kigali, isHostOf, Kigali Genocide Memorial]

A. Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is a former Khmer Rouge prison and torture center in Phnom Penh that now serves as a memorial and museum documenting the Cambodian genocide.
B. Choeung Ek genocide center
Choeung Ek genocide center is a former Khmer Rouge execution site near Phnom Penh that now serves as a memorial and museum commemorating the victims of the Cambodian genocide.
C. Quba Genocide Memorial Complex
The Quba Genocide Memorial Complex is a memorial and museum in Azerbaijan dedicated to commemorating and documenting the mass killings of Azerbaijanis in the early 20th century.
D. Chapungu Sculpture Park
Chapungu Sculpture Park is an outdoor art venue in Loveland, Colorado, featuring a large collection of contemporary stone sculptures by Zimbabwean artists set within landscaped gardens and walking paths.
E. Arusha Declaration Museum
The Arusha Declaration Museum is a historical museum in Arusha, Tanzania, dedicated to preserving and showcasing the legacy of the 1967 Arusha Declaration and the country’s socialist and independence history.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kigali Genocide Memorial
Target entity description: The Kigali Genocide Memorial is a major commemorative and educational site in Rwanda that honors the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi and documents its history and impact.

A. Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is a former Khmer Rouge prison and torture center in Phnom Penh that now serves as a memorial and museum documenting the Cambodian genocide.
B. Choeung Ek genocide center
Choeung Ek genocide center is a former Khmer Rouge execution site near Phnom Penh that now serves as a memorial and museum commemorating the victims of the Cambodian genocide.
C. Quba Genocide Memorial Complex
The Quba Genocide Memorial Complex is a memorial and museum in Azerbaijan dedicated to commemorating and documenting the mass killings of Azerbaijanis in the early 20th century.
D. Chapungu Sculpture Park
Chapungu Sculpture Park is an outdoor art venue in Loveland, Colorado, featuring a large collection of contemporary stone sculptures by Zimbabwean artists set within landscaped gardens and walking paths.
E. Arusha Declaration Museum
The Arusha Declaration Museum is a historical museum in Arusha, Tanzania, dedicated to preserving and showcasing the legacy of the 1967 Arusha Declaration and the country’s socialist and independence history.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	educational institution ⓘ genocide memorial ⓘ museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
admissionPolicy	open to the public ⓘ
commemorates	1994 genocide against the Tutsi ⓘ victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi ⓘ
coordinates	1.944°S 30.060°E ⓘ
country	Rwanda ⓘ
focusesOn	history of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi ⓘ impact of genocide on Rwandan society ⓘ
foundedBy	Aegis Trust ⓘ Rwandan government ⓘ linked to: Government of Rwanda
hasAnnualCommemorationEvents	yes ⓘ
hasDocumentationCentre	yes ⓘ
hasEducationalPrograms	yes ⓘ
hasExhibition	children’s room commemorating child victims ⓘ exhibition on other genocides in the world ⓘ permanent exhibition on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi ⓘ
hasGardenOfRemembrance	yes ⓘ
hasMassGraves	yes ⓘ
hasResearchFunction	yes ⓘ
hasType	mass grave site ⓘ memorial center ⓘ
hasVisitorCentre	yes ⓘ
hasWallOfNames	yes ⓘ
inception	2004 ⓘ
languageOfExhibits	English ⓘ French ⓘ Kinyarwanda ⓘ
locatedIn	Kigali ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity	Kigali City ⓘ linked to: Kigali
locatedInContinent	Africa ⓘ
locatedInNeighborhood	Gisozi ⓘ
memorialType	national memorial ⓘ
near	Kigali city centre ⓘ linked to: Kigali
numberOfVictimsBuried	over 250000 ⓘ
openingDate	2004-04-07 ⓘ
operator	Aegis Trust ⓘ
ownedBy	Government of Rwanda ⓘ
partOf	national genocide commemoration program of Rwanda ⓘ
purpose	commemoration of genocide victims ⓘ documentation of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi ⓘ education about genocide prevention ⓘ
subjectOf	genocide education ⓘ
theme	genocide against the Tutsi ⓘ peacebuilding ⓘ reconciliation ⓘ remembrance ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kigali → isHostOf → Kigali Genocide Memorial ⓘ

Nyarugenge District → contains → Kigali Genocide Memorial (Gisozi) ⓘ

linked to: Kigali Genocide Memorial

Kwibuka (Remembrance) in Rwanda → hasKeyLocation → Kigali Genocide Memorial ⓘ

Kwibuka (Remembrance) in Rwanda → hasKeyLocation → Gisozi Genocide Memorial ⓘ