Ethno-Political Conflicts: The Rwandan Genocide The Rwandan Genocide was the systematic murder of members of Rwanda ’s Tutsi ethnic minority and moderate Hutu sympathizers in 1994. The diplomatic efforts to end the conflict were initially seen as successful but the rising tensions among the population made it difficult to come to a conflict ending agreement. Over the course of about 100 days‚ from April 6 to mid-July‚ 1994 at least 500‚000 Tutsis‚ and thousands of Hutus‚ were the victims
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Kroeger Professor Kenyon Peoples and Cultures of Africa 7 December 2007 Rwanda: The Aftermath of the Genocide By taking a closer look at Rwanda and its people‚ I came to realize that despite the genocidal violence that occurred‚ Rwanda was its ’ own country with its ’ own unique traditions‚ customs‚ and cultures. Nonetheless the media attention surrounding the genocide in Rwanda is unavoidable. By researching Rwanda I have come to find out that one thing the media does not cover is the aftermath
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Burundi ranks in the top 5 of the poorest countries ranked on their GDP. Burundi is located in the heart of Africa’s great lakes and next to Rwanda. This country speaks a range of languages that are Swahili‚ French and Kirundi. It also has 2 main religions‚ which are Christianity and Indigenous beliefs. Rwanda and Burundi are two African countries with long histories. Both were kingdoms centuries before Europeans arrived. It is believed that the Twa (oldest surviving people of the Great Lakes Region)
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HISTORY PROJECT – Romeo Dallaire’s Plight - The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda Introduction Just 18 years ago (1994) in the small east-African country of Rwanda‚ in the space of 100 days 800‚000 people were slaughtered by their own government and fellow citizens. Virtually the entire world turned away and did little to prevent the genocide. Hundreds of thousands of men‚ woman and children were murdered. This disturbing‚ recent event is perhaps the darkest and most brutal tragedy of our time. Background
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Rwanda: A Melting Pot of Issues The Rwandan genocide was an atrocity that marked an age of unrest and violence in Central Africa. A nation unbalanced for years had finally imploded‚ leading to the mass murder of hundreds of thousands of Tutsis. This genocide was the result of multiple things‚ creating instability and unbalancing the relationship between the Tutsis and the Hutus. Tensions built up for decades were finally released. While many would blame Belgium‚ Germany‚ and colonization for catalyzing
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Prior to Rwanda gaining independence from Belgium in 1962‚ the country experienced a constant battle of right between the Hutu and the Tutsi religious groups. The Tutsi‚ although being the minority making up only 15-percent of the population‚ enjoyed privileged lives. However‚ following the country’s independence‚ the country experienced three decades of Hutu rule‚ under which the Tutsi faced extreme discrimination and bursts of extermination. This continual struggle between groups‚ and the assassination
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The Rwanda Genocide Genocide‚ the mass murder of a specific group of people. Rwanda‚ a small country about the size of Maryland‚ USA‚ located near the equator‚ it shares borders with Tanzania‚ Burundi‚ Uganda‚ and the Democratic Republic Of The Congo. In April to July of 1994‚ Rwanda went through genocide. The manslaughter of five hundred thousand to estimated about one million Tutsi had persevered for only one hundred days. The capital of Rwanda is Kigali‚ Rwanda‚ currency is the rwandan franc‚
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800‚000 tutsis were killed in the Rwandan genocide. That is a horrible and shocking fact‚ but the worst fact is that no one stepped in to help them. From 1922 to 1962 Belgium came and took Rwanda over. There were two different kinds of people in Rwanda‚ the Hutus and the Tutsis. The Hutus made up about 85% of Rwanda while the Tutsi was a minority making up only about 14%. Despite being a minority Belgium favored the Tutsi people because of their longer noses and brighter skin‚ they thought they looked
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