Rwanda

"The sharpness of the tongue defeats the sharpness of the warrior" in Gallifreyan. (GAME: Gallifreyan Translator ^[+]Loading...["Gallifreyan Translator (video game)"])

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)

"The sharpness of the tongue defeats the sharpness of the warrior" was an old Rwandan proverb. (PROSE: Sonic Screwdriver ^[+]Loading...["Sonic Screwdriver (feature)"])

History

20th century

By 1994, fighting had broken out in Rwanda. (PROSE: Invasion of the Cat-People)

21st century

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

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.