second best The Hutus and Tutsis were not traditionally different‚ and ethnicity in Rwanda only became important during Belgium colonization when the more European-looking Tutsis were chosen as the aristocracy to rule over the Hutus. After Rwanda ’s independence in 1961 the Hutu majority‚ comprising roughly 85% of the population‚ ruled the country. Between 1961 and the outbreak of genocide in 1994 many Tutsis fled the regime due to its discriminatory practices and anti-Tutsi policies. Even after
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countries especially the USA considered the killings as part of a civil war. From 1916-1959 Rwanda was under Belgium colonial rule and contributed to the tensions between the Hutus and Tutsi’s. In 1918 at the end of WW1 Belgium was handed over Rwanda as a colony stated in the Treaty of Versailles. The hostility between the Hutus and Tutsi’s‚ however very intense‚ only reaches back a few
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the Rwanda genocide occurred. The history behind this was the resentment of being inferior. When Belgium claimed Rwanda and surrounding areas for German East Africa in about 1924‚ there became tension between two tribes. The Belgiums favored the Tutsi (which were 12% of the population) and the Hutu (85% of population) grew angry for being considered inferior. This struggle waged on for sixty years and finally hit its peak. The catalyst of the genocide was when President Juvenal Habyarimana‚ the
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favored the minority‚ Tutsis‚ of the majority‚ Hutus‚ who were angered after Belgium left Rwanda and put the Tutsis in power of the Rwandan 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
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Hotel Rwanda Movie Questions 1. What city is the movie taking place in? The city the movie takes place is in Kigali (which is a city in Rwanda) 2. What country supplied the Hutus with machetes and how much did they cost? The country that supplied the Hutus with machetes was China and each one cost 10 cents. 3. Describe the guests at Paul’s hotel. The guests a Paul’s hotel were rich people from other countries. 4. What does Paul tell his wife when she asks why the soldiers would have arrested
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The Rwandan Genocide was one of the world’s worst genocide ever that left several people without families‚ and brought a divide in the country between two ethnic groups‚ the Tutsi and the Hutu‚ and people are still dealing with the effects to this day. The main parties that acted in the Rwandan Genocide were the Hutu‚ the Tutsi‚ the United Nations‚ the United States‚ Belgium‚ France‚ and some neighboring countries of Rwanda were also involved. According to “Rwandan Genocide‚” the cause of the genocide
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Belgium’s ruled over Rwanda they split the country up into two groups or tribes‚ the Hutus and the Tutsis. When the Belgium’s ruled they put the Tutsi tribe in command. The Tutsis were very cruel and mean to the Hutu tribe‚ but when the Belgium’s left Rwanda they put the Hutu tribe in charge of the country. When the Hutus were in charge they built up there army and imported many supplies but they didn’t attack the Tutsis until one night. The Hutu president was on a flight on his private plane when it
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called the Hutus and the Tutsis. The break out of the genocide was an effect of longstanding competition and rivalry between the Hutu people who had come to power during this rebellion and the Tutsi people who were being targeted in the genocide. The Hutu people were not always in power in Rwanda (Doc. 7). During the time of Belgium colonial power in Rwanda the Tutsis took over the land and held control over the Hutus. Once the colonial power left Rwanda the Hutus took power. After the Hutus took power
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towards the Tutsis (Belgium had once ruled over Rwanda). The Belgians concluded that the Tutsis were superior to the Hutus‚ two similar ethnic groups living In Rwanda. After 20 years‚ the Hutus had enough and they started a revolution that drove nearly away 300‚000 Tutsis ("The Rwandan Genocide"). The Hutu Revolution granted Rwanda independence and the Hutus created their own government. Years afterwards‚ Rwandan exiles‚ mostly Tutsi
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debates on the causes of the Rwandan genocide in 1994. The 1994 Rwandan genocide was a picture of killing moderated by extremist Hutus against Tutsis. An estimated 800‚000 people where killed (www. hrw.org). The essay will show that the causes of the Rwandan
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