The Rwanda genocide has been known as one of humanity’s biggest failure in terms of scale of casualties and course of action taken by developed nations. An estimate of about 800‚000 – 1‚000‚000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus’ were killed by Hutu extremists. This resulted in the exodus of 2‚000‚000 Tutsis’ from Rwanda to countries surrounding the nation‚ this event was known as the Great Lake refugee crisis. What was Canada’s role in combating the Rwanda genocide? Canada took the role as the leader of
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• Romeo was born on June 25‚ 1946 • Born in Denekamp‚ Netherlands • His father Romeo Louis Dallaire was a staff sergeant and also a non-commissioned officer in the Canadian Army • His mother Catherine Vermaessen was a Dutch nurse • Romeo later immigrated to Montreal when he was six months old with his Dallaire enrolled in the Canadian Army in 1963 as a cadet • He attended Le College militaire royal de Saint-jean • In 1970 Dallaire graduated from the Royal Military college of Canada • He graduated
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In 1994‚ there was a mass genocide between the Hutus and the Tutsis of Rwanda. Rwanda is located near Uganda‚ Congo‚ and Tanzania. These countries are located in Africa. Due to the location of Rwanda it caused controversy because many countries surrounding it wanted to take control over it. It caused tension between multiple countries and sparked a war which lead to a genocide. There are three groups in Rwanda – Hutu‚ Tutsi‚ and Twa. The Twa group was initially the first group to settle in Rwanda
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1973‚ established himself as a dictator and the country fell under authoritarian rule. With the ever increasing unrest due to inhumane living conditions and the introduction of a Hutu president the country quickly began to turn on the once favored Tutsis aided in part
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would be beyond incorrect. Hatred between the two tribes‚ the Tutsi and the Hutu‚ was present for even a century. Before Belgian colonization‚ both tribes in Rwanda lived in relative peace. There was no civil war‚ ethnic hatred‚ or genocide ever recorded before they were colonized. When the Belgians colonized Rwanda (1914-1962)‚ they created division immediately. They categorized the Rwandans into two groups - Hutu and Tutsi. They gave Tutsis identification cards as well as more political authority‚
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approximately 7 million is broken down into three main ethnic groups: the Hutu‚ the Tutsi‚ and the Twa. The largest of the ethnic groups‚ the Hutu‚ comprise nearly 85% of the nation’s population (Storey‚1999). In order to uphold their authority as a colonizing power‚ the Belgians initiated the polarization of the ethnic dichotomies through their efficient use of propaganda and social infrastructure. Differences amongst the Tutsis and Hutus‚ with regards to their facial structure and overall height‚ were henceforth
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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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groups within the country. In Rwanda‚ there were three ethnic groups‚ the Hutu‚ Tutsi‚ and Twa. The Hutu made up the majority while the Twa made up the minority group. Tensions were seen between the Hutu and the Tutsi. In 1993‚ when the Tutsi exerted more rights within the country the hatred between the Hutu and Tutsi grew even more. When Rwanda’s president Habyarimana’s plane was shot down‚ the Hutu blamed the Tutsi for this. The hostility between these groups grew and it eventually sparked the
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called the Hutu‚ the other called Tutsi‚ and the Twa (“Rwanda genocide of 1994” par.1). As a developing country‚ Rwandans have tried their best to prevent violence by their government offering clean food and water‚ clothing‚ and education in order to develop as a nation. The Rwandan genocide has affected the world socially‚ politically‚ and economically due to tribal inequalities and European
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governments ignorance and apathy. Within the span of one hundred days‚ the media of the world managed to misconstrue and guide the audience into violence as well as pessimism against the innocent Tutsis and Hutus. From the beginning to the end of the Rwandan Genocide the women victimized‚ both Hutu and Tutsi were stripped of their identity as well as their dignity‚ through
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