of the most populated countries in Africa‚ and is also one of the poorest countries in the world. The feud started because Rwanda was under the Belgian administration and the Tutsi were being treated better than the Hutu people were (Longman 2-3). In Rwanda two people lived. The Hutu occupied the majority of the population‚ while the Tutsi people made up the rest. These two groups lived together in Rwanda for many years with
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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
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to figure out the role of the Hutu elites and how the colonial period impacted the politics and divide within the main tribes.Uvin argues that the most acceptable theory for the Rwandan genocide is the drive from the Hutu elites to maintain the political control. After the Rwandan independence from Belgium‚ many events have jeopardized the hutu;s right to rule from the late 1980s economic crisis‚ the
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government (“The Rwandan Genocide”). Later a Hutu rebel group tried to‚ and did overthrow the Tutsi government (“Rwandan Genocide: 100 days of slaughter-BBC News”). This led to an estimated 300‚000 Tutsi refugees that would flee the country in fear of Hutu rule and brutality (“Rwandan Genocide: 100 days of slaughter-BBC News”). After the Tutsis fled to the neighboring countries‚ the Rwandan Patriotic Force also know as the RPF‚ was created in response to the Hutu rebel group taking control (“Rwandan Genocide:
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Genocide began on April 6 1994 in Rwanda‚ Africa. This occurred when the political leaders of the Hutu nation blamed the Tutsi minority for the political‚ social and economic issues that Rwanda was facing. The Tutsi nation was also accused of supporting a Tutsi dominated rebel group‚ the Rwandan Patriotic Front also known as RPF. President Habyarimana‚ who was a Hutu‚ increased division between the Hutu and Tutsi nation by using propaganda. On April 6 1994 a plane carrying President Habyarimana was
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ANTON DE KOM UNIVERSITEIT VAN SURINAME Faculteit der Maatschappijwetenschappen Public Administration Term paper Case-study: The United Nations in Crisis Situations Subject: The Failure of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations in 1994 Rwandan Genocide Written by: Michelle Simson Course: International Relation II Semester: B-II Educator: R.A. Franklin Place: Paramaribo Date: 18 august 2009 Foreword This term paper is part of the course International Relations
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Naomi Weir 2012 A central theme of this module is that conflict seemingly inspired by ethnic hates is in fact driven by the aims of political leaders. Discuss with reference to one of the ethnic wars or genocides that took place in the 20th century. Introduction This question asks what causes ethnic conflict‚ while particularly focussing on the degree to which ethnic conflict is driven by political leaders. The argument that ethnic conflict is driven by the aims of political leaders is
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The Tutsi were getting killed by the Hutu. It all started when the Tutsi killed the Hutu president trying to overthrow the government. They were getting their houses destroyed and had no weapons. although the Tutsi were getting killed in large numbers they rallied and came back to get control of Rwanda. The Whole thing started with the Tutsis killing the Rwandan president because the government was run by the Hutu and were being unfair to the Tutsi. The next person in line ordered a attack later
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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
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mid-July‚1994)‚ 800‚000 Tutsis and Hutu sympathizers were slaughtered (as much as 20% of the country’s total population). The tension and longstanding ethnic competition between the minority group-Tutsi’s‚ who had had power in the land for centuries‚ and the majority group- Hutu’s‚ who had come to power in the rebellion of 1959-62‚ culminated and resulted in the mass genocide. Background Prior to the genocide‚ most of the Rwandan population was made up of the Hutu ethnic group who were traditionally
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