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The [[Fifteenth Doctor]] spoke with a unique [[Scotland|Scottish]]-Rwandan accent. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Giggle (TV story)}}, etc.) | The [[Fifteenth Doctor]] spoke with a unique [[Scotland|Scottish]]-Rwandan accent. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Giggle (TV story)}}, etc.) | ||
Rwanda was a natural habitat of the [[mountain gorilla]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'') | |||
== History == | |||
=== 20th century === | |||
By [[1994]], fighting had broken out in Rwanda. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)|Invasion of the Cat-People]]'') | By [[1994]], fighting had broken out in Rwanda. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)|Invasion of the Cat-People]]'') | ||
=== 21st century === | |||
[[Lieutenant]] [[Will Hoffman]] served two tours in Rwanda prior to [[2005]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Longest Night (audio story)|The Longest Night]]'') | [[Lieutenant]] [[Will Hoffman]] served two tours in Rwanda prior to [[2005]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Longest Night (audio story)|The Longest Night]]'') | ||
In the wake of [[Miracle Day]] in [[2011]], [[Tutsi]] in Rwanda bashed the [[head]]s of [[Hutu]] villagers with clubs and ran over them with [[bulldozer]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rendition (TV story)|Rendition]]'') | In the wake of [[Miracle Day]] in [[2011]], [[Tutsi]] in Rwanda bashed the [[head]]s of [[Hutu]] villagers with clubs and ran over them with [[bulldozer]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rendition (TV story)|Rendition]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
[[Ncuti Gatwa]], who played the [[Fifteenth Doctor]], was born in {{w|Kigali}}, Rwanda. He and his family soon fled the country in 1994, following the {{w|Rwandan genocide}}. He grew up in [[Scotland]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220523114337/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-61379261 "Ncuti Gatwa: The Scottish-Rwandan roots of the 14th Doctor Who" on bbc.co.uk via the Wayback Machine]</ref> | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{Nations}} | {{Nations}} | ||
[[Category:African nations]] | [[Category:African nations]] | ||
[[Category:Nations from the real world]] | [[Category:Nations from the real world]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:57, 15 September 2024
Rwanda was a country in Africa.
The Fifteenth Doctor spoke with a unique Scottish-Rwandan accent. (TV: The Giggle [+]Loading...["The Giggle (TV story)"], etc.)
Rwanda was a natural habitat of the mountain gorilla. (PROSE: The Last Dodo)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
20th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
By 1994, fighting had broken out in Rwanda. (PROSE: Invasion of the Cat-People)
21st century[[edit] | [edit source]]
Lieutenant Will Hoffman served two tours in Rwanda prior to 2005. (AUDIO: The Longest Night)
In the wake of Miracle Day in 2011, Tutsi in Rwanda bashed the heads of Hutu villagers with clubs and ran over them with bulldozers. (TV: Rendition)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Ncuti Gatwa, who played the Fifteenth Doctor, was born in Kigali, Rwanda. He and his family soon fled the country in 1994, following the Rwandan genocide. He grew up in Scotland.[1]
