Discuss The Role Of Imperialism In Rwanda
Throughout the beginning of the twentieth century, many colonial powers had multiple possessions within Africa. Towards the end of World War I, Rwanda came under Belgian control. The Hutu and Tutsi, the two native groups of Rwanda, saw conflict between each other grow as “continued insecurity among Hutu and further bitterness toward capricious rule of Tutsi chiefs was advanced by the Belgian authorities” (WT, 65). Soon, Belgium implemented an indirect government ran by the native Tutsis, but, in return, created a hierarchical distinction between the natives of Rwanda.
After many years of “Tutsi and Belgian authorities not introducing reforms that could allow Hutu participation in the structures of power,” the Hutu sought a place in political …show more content…
“As the RPF advanced, tens of thousands of ordinary Rwandan’s of all ethnicities fled…Millions fled into eastern Zaire; hundreds of thousands remained in the Zone turquoise (which covered parts of Gikongoro, Kibuye, and Cyangugu provinces in Rwanda)” (WT 95). The amount of Rwandan refugees trying to dodge the mass killings created an outlet for many Hutu extremists to escape the advancing RPF militias. The French were then “criticized for their failure to arrest genocidal leaders of the defeated government as they fled to Zaire either through the Zone turquoise, which the French occupied, or via the northern withdrawal through Gisenyi (a northeastern province of Rwanda) into Goma” (WT …show more content…
The NURC “prepared the population of Rwanda for the beginning of the gacao trials, as well as re-integrating ex-rebels from the Democratic Republic of the Congo” (Rwanda 55). With growing tension between Rwanda and the neighboring countries holding these refugees, the RPF was forced to invade and kill those they thought were associated with the genocide, and maneuver the Rwandans who weren’t killed in these attacks back to their home country. The persuaded invasion, as the RPF saw it, was necessary in eliminating the defeated Hutu extremists that fled, and necessary in bringing back moderates who were forced to flee from this one-hundred day
After many years of “Tutsi and Belgian authorities not introducing reforms that could allow Hutu participation in the structures of power,” the Hutu sought a place in political …show more content…
“As the RPF advanced, tens of thousands of ordinary Rwandan’s of all ethnicities fled…Millions fled into eastern Zaire; hundreds of thousands remained in the Zone turquoise (which covered parts of Gikongoro, Kibuye, and Cyangugu provinces in Rwanda)” (WT 95). The amount of Rwandan refugees trying to dodge the mass killings created an outlet for many Hutu extremists to escape the advancing RPF militias. The French were then “criticized for their failure to arrest genocidal leaders of the defeated government as they fled to Zaire either through the Zone turquoise, which the French occupied, or via the northern withdrawal through Gisenyi (a northeastern province of Rwanda) into Goma” (WT …show more content…
The NURC “prepared the population of Rwanda for the beginning of the gacao trials, as well as re-integrating ex-rebels from the Democratic Republic of the Congo” (Rwanda 55). With growing tension between Rwanda and the neighboring countries holding these refugees, the RPF was forced to invade and kill those they thought were associated with the genocide, and maneuver the Rwandans who weren’t killed in these attacks back to their home country. The persuaded invasion, as the RPF saw it, was necessary in eliminating the defeated Hutu extremists that fled, and necessary in bringing back moderates who were forced to flee from this one-hundred day