Rwanda Genocide Literature Review

The following work represents the importance of leadership in the Rwanda Genocide of 1994 and the many factors that lead to the tragedy. This literature demonstrates the history and tribal relationship of Hutus and Tutsis leading to the Genocide in 1994 and most importantly why international intervention could not prevent the mass murder of 800,000 people.
Prior to the genocide, Rwanda was under extended period of colonial dominance by the Belgium. During that time a powerful group of Roman Catholic missionaries was obsessed with the notions of race. Under colonial ruling, "race" became the control determinant of power; as a consequence, "race" became a symbol of oppression (Straus 2013). Deeply rooted in Rwanda, Hutus were unhappy with the differential treatment under the colonial ruling that Tutsis were privileged over Hutus. After Rwanda was granted independence, Hutus were in control of Rwanda. Hutus revoked all privileges that Tutsis entitled and latter pogroms were launched against the Tutsis. Tutsis formed a guerilla army called the Rwanda Patriotic Front. RPF started invading Rwanda creating a wide spread of violence. A peace agreement came by and the RPF and the Rwandan government sign the peace agreement and it was agreed that UN(United Nation) will monitor the peace agreement and prevent further bloodshed that will put the peace agreement at risk.
The focus of this analysis would be General Romeo Dallaire who was the Force Commander for United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR). Dallaire was hammered with a great deal of resistance along the way. In the beginning he was sent to conduct assessment of the situation in order to make recommendations for the mission. Dallaire knew that he had a tight timeline to follow. Following his assessment, he was required to recommend the amount of troops that should be deployed. From his findings He had his expectations and he knew to himself that recommending a chapter seven which is sending a full