The dispute in the rebel leadership is one of personalities and transcends the directors' political views.
However, the murder has highlighted the tribal divisions and rivalries within the rebel leadership.
The rebel leadership itself argues that the struggle inside Rwanda has less to do with ethnic conflict than political rebellion.
He denied that the rebel leadership was fomenting such takeovers.
It was the fourth major reorganization of the rebel leadership in the last four years.
The rebel leadership suffered execution on 19 January 1661.
This came as "a rude shock" and a major setback for the rebel leadership.
They said they then spoke to the other two members of the rebel leadership by telephone before agreeing on a joint response.
One month later, the rebel leadership rejected the olive branch.
The ultimate goal of the rebel leadership was to capture Ensenada and create a socialist state.