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The Coalition for the Defence of the Republic (Coalition pour la Défense de la République in French) CDR was a Rwandan far-right Hutu Power political party that took a major role in inciting the Rwandan Genocide. The CDR was founded and first led by Martin Bucyana until his assassination in February 1994. The Coalition for the Defence of the Republic (CDR) was allied with the ruling Mouvement républicain national pour la démocratie et le développement party.