genocide that took place in Rwanda‚ a nation in East Africa‚ is considered a generational curse because of the effects that it is having on Rwandan Youth today. Which poses the question how did the Rwandan Genocide affect the next generation of Rwandan Hutus’ and Tutsis’? The Rwandan Genocide began on April 6 1994 in Rwanda‚ Africa. This occurred when the political leaders of the Hutu nation blamed the Tutsi minority for the political‚ social and economic issues that Rwanda was facing. The Tutsi nation
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Rwanda Genocide * Rwanda officially known as the Republic of Rwanda is a sovereign state in central and east Africa. * The term ‘genocide’ did not exist before 1994. It is a very specific term referring to violent crimes committed against members of a national‚ ethical‚ racial or religious group with the intention of destroying the existence of the group. Geno- comes from the Greek word for race or tribe and –cide comes from the Latin word for killing. Genocide came into general use only
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Rwanda Genocide * Between April and June 1994‚ an estimated 800‚000 Rwandans were killed in the space of 100 days. Most of the dead were Tutsis - and most of those who perpetrated the violence were Hutus. * The genocide was sparked by the death of the Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana‚ a Hutu‚ when his plane was shot down above Kigali airport on 6 April 1994. * A French judge has blamed current Rwandan President‚ Paul Kagame - at the time the leader of a Tutsi rebel group -
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INTRODUCTION Within the borders of most of states there exist numerous ethnic‚ national‚ racial‚ linguistic or cultural groups. In other words‚ the majority of states are composed of more than one ethnic group. Sometimes these groups are not accepted as full members of this state or the nation‚ which it purports to be or presented‚ or who actually excluded from it. In such circumstance number of ethnic groups demands more rights and recognition that leads in many cases to ethnic conflict If not
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Tutsi tribes of Rwanda‚ Africa interests me for many reasons. One reason is that they are so diverse from our American way of life. Another reason is that I have heard a little bit about them in the news and by talking to people. This sparked my interest and made me want to learn more about them. I will cover a wide variety of information in my report. This will include the land where they live‚ their way of life‚ their history and ancestry‚ and what the government is like in Rwanda. I don’t expect
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General Roméo Dallaire ‘General Romeo Dallaire must bear most of the responsibility for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.’ This statement may have many different views towards it but in my opinion‚ I would have to disagree. There are a few points on why I believe General Romeo Dallaire shouldn’t be blamed for the genocide. The Rwandan Genocide was an awful event that really started on 1994; it was basically a civil war. Before 1994‚ there was a buildup of tension in between two ethnic groups (the Hutu
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former positions in Rwanda began organizing and staging attacks on Hutu targets and the Hutu government. Ten such attacks occurred between 1962 and 1967‚ each leading to retaliatory killings of large numbers of Tutsi civilians in Rwanda and creating new waves of refugees. By the end of the 1980s some 480‚000 Rwandans had become refugees‚ primarily in Burundi‚ Uganda‚ Zaire and Tanzania. They continued to call for the fulfillment of their international legal right to return to Rwanda‚ however‚ Juvenal
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defining moment was the liberation of Netherlands‚ where Dutch people thank Canadians for the concern towards them. The third defining moment was Canada in Rwanda Africa‚ where heroism was greatly achieved due to the efforts made by the United Nations. Due to all these major events; the battle of Ypres‚ the liberation of Netherlands and Canada in Rwanda Africa‚ Canadian soldiers gained reputation. The battle of Ypres began‚ during the first week of April 1915 (Warmuseum.com). Many Canadian’s troops
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the Rwanda. Rwanda is located in east-central Africa. The Tutsis and the Hutus are two tribes that were colonized by the Europeans in 1894. The Tutsis were given more responsibilities and power because of their physical characteristics. The Germans thought the Tutsis had a more European appearance so the Tutsis were given these powers. The Rwanda genocide was caused by a dominance battle. The two tribes didn’t want the other tribe to rule over them. On April 6‚ 1994‚ the president of Rwanda‚ Juvénal
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The genocide of Rwanda that killed almost a million people in 90 days could have been prevented. The Belgians; people from the country of Belgium in Europe‚ went to Rwanda; a country in Africa and set up a government where the Tutsi; minority group of cattle herders had power over the Hutu; majority group of farmers. The Belgians did this not knowing the difference of Hutu and Tutsi‚ being they were just social classes and not races. This led to an oppressed majority and then an armed machete revolution
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