The Rwandan Genocide
The international community to blame for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
Discuss with reference to the events before, during and after the 100 days.
The international community, the United States and the United Nations were to blame for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The United States, where people would normally look for help, surprisingly did not do as much apart from watching the genocide happen. The United Nations also did not provide enough support as they withdrew all their forces during the genocide. The international community such as France and Belgium, both failing to prevent the killing in Rwanda. All three different groups are to blame for the genocide before, during and after.
Rwanda was divided into two groups known as the Tutsis and the Hutus. Before the Europeans arrived, the elite were the Tutsi cattle herders while the peasant farmers were known as the Hutus. In 1917 Rwanda was given to Belgium from Germany and by 1933 they already introduced ethnic ID cards and favoured the Tutsis. Not surprisingly, they agreed and welcomed this idea. And for the next twenty years they enjoyed better jobs and educational opportunities than their neighbours. The Hutus eventually uprose and culminated in a series of riots in 1959. More than 20,000 Tutsis were killed and more fled to the neighbouring countries of Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda. Belgium surprisingly gave Rwanda independence and left the country in 1962 while the Hutus took their place and began their revenge on the Tutsis. Belgium was definitely to blame before the genocide. They were the ones to start the whole ID card concept, which instantly brought in an unfair judgement between the Hutus and the Tutsis. It was disgusting that the Belgians had to make a superior group. By doing this they left the Hutus in rage, thinking why should we be the lower class. By giving Rwanda independence in 1962, they’ve basically left Rwanda with a group of raging Hutus ready to slaughter the Tutsis for what
Discuss with reference to the events before, during and after the 100 days.
The international community, the United States and the United Nations were to blame for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The United States, where people would normally look for help, surprisingly did not do as much apart from watching the genocide happen. The United Nations also did not provide enough support as they withdrew all their forces during the genocide. The international community such as France and Belgium, both failing to prevent the killing in Rwanda. All three different groups are to blame for the genocide before, during and after.
Rwanda was divided into two groups known as the Tutsis and the Hutus. Before the Europeans arrived, the elite were the Tutsi cattle herders while the peasant farmers were known as the Hutus. In 1917 Rwanda was given to Belgium from Germany and by 1933 they already introduced ethnic ID cards and favoured the Tutsis. Not surprisingly, they agreed and welcomed this idea. And for the next twenty years they enjoyed better jobs and educational opportunities than their neighbours. The Hutus eventually uprose and culminated in a series of riots in 1959. More than 20,000 Tutsis were killed and more fled to the neighbouring countries of Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda. Belgium surprisingly gave Rwanda independence and left the country in 1962 while the Hutus took their place and began their revenge on the Tutsis. Belgium was definitely to blame before the genocide. They were the ones to start the whole ID card concept, which instantly brought in an unfair judgement between the Hutus and the Tutsis. It was disgusting that the Belgians had to make a superior group. By doing this they left the Hutus in rage, thinking why should we be the lower class. By giving Rwanda independence in 1962, they’ve basically left Rwanda with a group of raging Hutus ready to slaughter the Tutsis for what