colonized and made them feel superior to others.In Rwanda ‚ the imperialist nation believed that Tutsi were born to be a leader ‚ so the Tutsi were put in power.How did tensions between the two ethnic groups after decolonization sparked the Rwandan Genocide? Years before the genocide took place‚ Rwanda was colonized by Belgium .The Belgians divided Rwanda population into two groups ‚ the Hutu ‚the Tutsi and Twa in order to strengthen their control of Rwanda. As stated by the American University Washington
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Rwanda‚ a small landlocked country in central Africa‚ has a long and rich history of differences and conflicts. One of the most known historic events of this region is the Rwandan Genocide which took 800‚000 lives over the course of four months (Britannica). The conflict between two tribal groups‚ the Hutu and Tutsis‚ had been accumulating for decades before it finally reached its breaking point. The Rwandan genocide can be attributed to three main factors: Belgian colonial policies‚ tribal tensions
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Geography: Rwanda is located in Central/Eastern Africa and is boarded the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Rwanda’s capital city is Kigali‚ it is the largest city in Rwanda‚ its population is more than 1 million. The size of Rwanda is 281.9 mi²‚ the bigger houses and office buildings are on the tops of the ridges‚ and the poorer people live in the valleys. The city is really big‚ it has a lot of people. History Of Imperialism: The scramble for africa (1880-1900) was a period of rapid
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worsened between the Hutu’s and the Tutsi’s in Rwanda. These tensions resulted in the mass killings of Tutsi’s from April-July 1994 where 800 000 Tutsi’s were killed. This event was constituted as genocide based on the 8 stages of Genocide and correlates with the definition of genocide set out by the United Nations in 1948‚ however the United Nations and the Western countries especially the USA considered the killings as part of a civil war. From 1916-1959 Rwanda was under Belgium colonial rule and contributed
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behind their luminous development: the Imperialism. The term “Imperialism” refers to a policy of extending a country’s authority and political clout by using its military forces and diplomacy. As Frantz
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Africa. Towards the end of World War I‚ Rwanda came under Belgian 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
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Three groups stood in Rwanda‚ Hutu which took up a majority of the population about 85%‚ Tutsi around 14% of the population‚ and Twa 1%. Around the time of the 1880’s the first group of missionary European explorers set foot in Rwanda. It became a part of East Africa in 1899. After World War I in 1923‚ Rwanda was under the League of Nations authority of Belgian. Belgian ended up causing Tutsi‚ Hutu‚ and Twa to divide into three groups. It was never their intention to have the three groups divide
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In Eastern Africa‚ Rwanda can be found. Rwanda has the majority of the ethnic group “Hutu”. The other ethnic group in Rwanda is the “Tutsi”. These groups of people were formed by colonization of the Belgians based on the appearance of the Rwandan people. The Tutsi were the people who were known for their more appealing features. The Europeans had thought that the people who had lighter skin and that were taller were more like the Europeans. As well as that‚ they believed they were the more intelligent
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through many‚ many massacres. The Revolution was horrid and involved millions of death because of revenge and hatred. The selfishness of the government induced and encouraged the genocides too‚ cheering at the blood spilled and mutilated bodies. Rwanda is the most densely populated nation Africa with nearly 10 million people. Africa’s capital‚ Kigali‚ only has 1 5million residents. Rwandans also mostly speak the language Kinyarwanda‚ but many also speak Swahili‚ French‚ and English. (Spalding 7-9)
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aspects. From my experiences and perspective they are strongly connected. As a child‚ I saw myself first as a Rwandan because I shared language‚ culture‚ and even religion with my neighbors. In Rwanda‚ everybody speaks the same language called Kinyarwanda. The majority of Rwandans‚ where I lived in central Rwanda‚ were Christians. We all liked and ate the same kinds of food. At least 95 percent of my village was farmers. I would never know the difference between Hutu and Tutsi if I did not learn it from
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