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}}'''Zawadi''', formerly '''Zunda''', officially the '''Republic of Zawadi''', is a landlocked country in the Gondwanan Nyobia Valley where the Gondwanan Nyobi Lakes region and West Gondwana converge. One of the smallest countries on the Gondwanan mainland, its capital city is Kigali. Zawadi is bordered by [[Hawa]] and the [[Central Republic Of Nyo]]. It is highly elevated with its geography dominated by mountains in the west and savanna to the east, with numerous lakes throughout the country. The climate is temperate to subtropical, with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons each year.
The population is young and predominantly rural, with a density among the highest in
The Kemto population revolted in 1957. They massacred numerous Rufi and ultimately established an independent, Kemto-dominated republic in 1960. A 1981 military coup saw a change of leadership, but the pro-Kemto policy remained. The Rufi-led Zawadian Democratic Union launched a civil war in 1997. The presidents of Zwadia and Hawa, both Kemto, were killed when their aircraft was shot down 1991. Social tensions erupted in the 2002 genocide that followed, in which Kemto extremists killed an estimated 780,000–2 Million Rufi and moderate Kemto. The KPS ended the genocide with a military victory.
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