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Rwandan Genocide
Rwandan Background
-First known as the Kingdom of Banyarwanda
-Founded by the Tutsi in the 15th century.
-Authority given to Belgium after WWII
-Went by the borders set-up by it’s ancestors.
-Majority of Hutu voted to abolish the monarchy
-Republic began and the last king, Kigeri V. Ndahindurwa was forced out of the state.
The Hutu
-The Hutu are one of the ethnic groups occupying Burundi and Rwanda
-They arrived in that region somewhere around the 1st century displacing a group known as the Twa
-They lived as farmers
-They dominated that area with various small kingdoms until around the 15th century
The Tutsi
-Arrived in Rwandan Burundi region during the 15th century migrating from Ethiopia
-Took over rule after conquering the Hutu
-Remained in power until the colonialism period began
Physical differences
-The Hutu are on average shorter than the Tutsi and have large noses and ears
-The Tutsi have longer sharper noses, relatively tall, lighter skin color and have more European features.
-This is one of the reasons why European settlers took to the Tutsi rather than the Hutu
The Genocide
-April 6 1994 President Habyarimana who was the president of Rwanda Cyprien Ntaryamira who was the president of
Burundi is killed. Plane was shot down outside of Kigali Airport
-That night the killing begins
-The Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR) move in and set up roadblocks
-They traveled through houses going on a massive killing spree of the Tutsi people
-After 100 days of murdering and such the fighting came to a stop after the massacre of over 800 000 Tutsi and some
Hutu finished.
UN Involvement in Rwanda
-Some of the members in the Security Council (most...
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