Essay On Rwanda Genocide

Rwanda Genocide Throughout modern history there have been numerous attempts to kill and control specific targeted populations for various political, social, economic, and cultural reasons. This is known as modern day genocide. Although many may have suffered at the hands of these more powerful, wealthy genocides. Few small, isolated countries like Rwanda were nearly eradiated through intentional and government sponsored genocides.
In 1994 Rwanda was divided into three groups: Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa. The Hutu people made up eighty five percent of the population, the Tutsi made up fourteen, and the very small group Twa made up the very little amount of one percent. Since the Hutu thought that the Tutsi were responsible for killing the President, who was also a part of the Hutu tribe, Hutu extremist decided that they would destroy the Tutsi and everything they had. This genocide was one of the most brutal in history approximately 800,000 Tutsi, and Hutu were lost. A large part of the Rwanda population was killed during this tragedy and many people were against it. Sadly, Hutu extremist did not care who died. The genocide ended 100 days after it started. (Rosenberg 1)
The event that sparked the genocide went back a little further than just the murder of the president. It started in the early 1970’s when President Habyarimana was first
According to the organization Human Rights Watch/ Africa “Tutsi women were made for sexuality and beauty, for royal courts. That 's how we were educated. People from the north, where there were few Tutsi, wanted to take Tutsi as mistresses because they were forbidden to have them. Tutsi women were seen as spies because they know how to present themselves to whites and to Hutu men, so they became an arm of the RPF. Hutu understood the propaganda. It was time for revenge....” The Hutu men often raped and pillaged to show their dominance, to ruin the Tutsi