divided into two groups known as the Tutsis and the Hutus. Before the Europeans arrived‚ the elite were the Tutsi cattle herders while the peasant farmers were known as the Hutus. In 1917 Rwanda was given to Belgium from Germany and by 1933 they already introduced ethnic ID cards and favoured the Tutsis. Not surprisingly‚ they agreed and welcomed this idea. And for the next twenty years they enjoyed better jobs and educational opportunities than their neighbours. The Hutus eventually uprose and culminated
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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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throughout the years. The Rwandan Genocide and the Aborigine generational killing are just two. The Rwandan Genocide was a small scale civil war between the Tutsis and Hutus from Rwanda. While Belgium took control of Rwanda it granted the Tutsis wealthier lives‚ yet when they relinquished power and the Hutus no longer had restriction the Hutus they started a war. The Aboriginal killing continues on. The goal has been to remove every generation of children from the Aborigines and force them to forget
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800‚000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus over a 100-day period in 1994. The genocide was an example of ethnic cleansing‚ as the Hutu group attempted to kill or displace Rwanda ’s Tutsi minority. Before the European occupation of Rwanda‚ the Tutsis and Hutus lived different lifestyles. Tutsis and Hutus were separate ethnic groups that lived peacefully with no discrimination or clashes between the groups. After World War 1‚ Belgium overtook Rwanda as a colony and established the Tutsis as the natural
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independence from Belgium in the 1960s (“Year of Africa”). Following Rwanda gaining independence from Belgium began the dispute to figure out who would rule Rwanda after the Belgians left and there was no one the favor‚ the Tutsis. This was when the genocide broke
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Rwanda tackles a recent event in history where the Hutu extremists of Rwanda initiated a terrifying campaign of genocide‚ massacring approximately 800‚000 minority Tutsi who had been given total power by the Belgian colonists‚ while the rest of the world looked on and did nothing. The Hutu killed the Tutsi people because they thought the Tutsi were being excessively rude to them. It is important to recognize the similarities in Night and Hotel Rwanda because if we did not keep a close watch on these
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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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the Tutsi and Hutu tribes fought over power in a ethnic battle fueled by discrimination and harsh persecution. The Tutsi and Hutu tribes were pushed against eachother by foreign imperialistic powers until finally in 1994 a large scale incedent was finally sparked. The blame of this incedent cannot be put unto anyone without looking into the years of hatred that built up to it. Before the European occupation of Rwanda‚ The Tutsis and Hutus lived coexistent lifestyles. Tutsis and Hutus
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interruption. The Rwandan Genocide occurred during the latter part of the Rwandan Civil War after the assassination of former president Juvénal Habyarimana. Close associates of Habyarimana believed the Tutsis to be behind his assassination‚ thus prompting procession of a planned extermination of the Tutsis (Des Forges‚ pp.6). Nonetheless‚ the systematic killing was a result of a multitude of events for which the assassination served as a breaking
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(approximately 85%)‚ Tutsi (14%) and Twa (1%) ("Rwanda‚ Genocide‚ Hutu‚ Tutsi‚ Mass Execution‚ Ethnic Cleansing‚ Massacre‚ Human Rights‚ Victim Remembrance‚ Education‚ Africa." UN News Center. UN‚ n.d.) In the early 1990s‚ Hutu fundamentalists within the political elite of Rwandan began to blame the Tutsi minority for growing economic‚ social and political struggles of the country. ("Rwanda‚ Genocide‚ Hutu‚ Tutsi‚ Mass Execution‚
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