Mai-Mai militias of the
Hunde,
Nyanga, and
Nande peoples, apparently supported by local politicians, start to attack the
Banyarwanda population, mostly
Hutu, in parts of
North Kivu. The Hutu form a militia to defend themselves, and for almost six months the ethnic militias fight each other. About 6,000 die and 250,000 are displaced.[1]