What Is The Difference Between Rwanda And American Imperialism
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. For the Hutu people, they had the darker skin and larger noses. The Belgians had created a new, fictional race among the Rwandan population. Colonization of Rwanda resulted in a new race being formed, jealousy of the Tutsi, and a massacre among
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All throughout Africa, colonization has either caused civil war or violence in that matter. When Belgium colonized Rwanda it commenced ethnic hatred among its own people. The Tutsi people were superior to the Europeans making the Hutu left as the unwanted. This arose disgust in the Hutu people making them desire extermination on the Tutsi individuals. Also, since Belgium had thought that Tutsi were closer to being Caucasian, they felt they had more ability to rule and contributed military provision leading them into control over the resources Rwanda has. Because of the pressure to giving the Hutu some rule in the government, Belgium left the Hutu with authority. Juvenal Habyarimana (Hutu) was elected as president of Rwanda. In 1990, the Tutsi living Rwanda known as the Patriotic Front raided Rwanda creating a civil war. To promote peace between the two ethnic groups, the Rwandan president, Juvenal and the Patriotic Front decided to sign a peace treaty. After signing the peace treaty on the way back to Rwanda from Uganda, the president’s plane was shot down by who was thought to be the Tutsi rebels. Once word got around, the Hutu activists started to slaughter anyone and everyone who was alleged as a Tutsi. Eventually, the Tutsi rebels hiding in Uganda took over Rwanda and discontinued the slaughtering. Over the course of one-hundred days, as many as 800,000 were killed by the Hutu militia.
All throughout Africa, colonization has either caused civil war or violence in that matter. When Belgium colonized Rwanda it commenced ethnic hatred among its own people. The Tutsi people were superior to the Europeans making the Hutu left as the unwanted. This arose disgust in the Hutu people making them desire extermination on the Tutsi individuals. Also, since Belgium had thought that Tutsi were closer to being Caucasian, they felt they had more ability to rule and contributed military provision leading them into control over the resources Rwanda has. Because of the pressure to giving the Hutu some rule in the government, Belgium left the Hutu with authority. Juvenal Habyarimana (Hutu) was elected as president of Rwanda. In 1990, the Tutsi living Rwanda known as the Patriotic Front raided Rwanda creating a civil war. To promote peace between the two ethnic groups, the Rwandan president, Juvenal and the Patriotic Front decided to sign a peace treaty. After signing the peace treaty on the way back to Rwanda from Uganda, the president’s plane was shot down by who was thought to be the Tutsi rebels. Once word got around, the Hutu activists started to slaughter anyone and everyone who was alleged as a Tutsi. Eventually, the Tutsi rebels hiding in Uganda took over Rwanda and discontinued the slaughtering. Over the course of one-hundred days, as many as 800,000 were killed by the Hutu militia.