← 1996 1995 1994 1997 in Rwanda → 1998 1999 2000
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See also:	Other events of 1997 List of years in Rwanda

The following lists events that happened during 1997 in Rwanda.

Incumbents

• President: Pasteur Bizimungu
• Prime Minister: Pierre-Célestin Rwigema

Events

January

• January 18 - In northwest Rwanda, Hutu militia members kill 6 Spanish aid workers, 3 soldiers, and seriously wound another.