The Rwandan Genocide was a massacre of an estimated 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
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Aftermath of the Genocide By taking a closer look at Rwanda and its people‚ I came to realize that despite the genocidal violence that occurred‚ Rwanda was its ’ own country with its ’ own unique traditions‚ customs‚ and cultures. Nonetheless the media attention surrounding the genocide in Rwanda is unavoidable. By researching Rwanda I have come to find out that one thing the media does not cover is the aftermath of the genocide. I will take a closer look into why the genocide happened‚ what we
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The genocide in Rwanda is arguably one of the greatest tragedies of the twentieth century. In 100 days approximately 800‚000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were murdered in brutal waves of violence. Despite this‚ the international community stood by and did nothing. There have been many arguments made over just why this was‚ ranging from ignorance of the situation‚ apathy towards peacekeeping missions‚ or simply having more pressing issues than a tiny state in Central Africa. This essay will examine why
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Genocide: For the Dead and Living We Must Bear Witness Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: Everyone has the right to life‚ liberty and security of person. The right to life seems like the most basic right; a person is born‚ and they have the right to breathe air‚ drink water‚ and make any other necessary decisions to live. However‚ every now and then someone (or a group of people) decides that a person‚ or an entire race‚ does not deserve to live. Genocide‚ the purposeful
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Rwanda Genocide Throughout modern history there have been numerous attempts to kill and control specific targeted populations for various political‚ social‚ economic‚ and cultural reasons. This is known as modern day genocide. Although many may have suffered at the hands of these more powerful‚ wealthy genocides. Few small‚ isolated countries like Rwanda were nearly eradiated through intentional and government sponsored genocides. In 1994 Rwanda was divided into three groups: Hutu‚ Tutsi‚ and
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The Rwandan Genocide was from April to July of 1994. During the Rwandan Genocide‚ there were two major groups. The two groups were the Hutus and the Tutsis. The Hutus were poor farmers they were the lower class or peasants and did not have a lot of resources or a lot of money. The Hutus was recognized as the ethnic majority of Rwandan. The Hutus appearances were quite different from the Tutsis. The Hutus were darker‚ shorter‚ and uneducated. The Tutsis were cattle farmers and were identified as
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In 1994 a genocide occurred in Rewanda that lasted for 100 days in its entirety. This event was one of the most devastating moments to hit the world. On April 5‚ 1994 a plane carrying the president of Rewanda‚ Juvenal Habyarimana‚ and the president of Burundian‚ crashed. This event started the tragedy. The uprising was against the Tutsi and Hutu people and spanned the entire country. It took only a few hours for the rebels to take over the capital of Kigali and the massacre continued until
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The Rwandan Genocide was one of the world’s worst genocide ever that left several people without families‚ and brought a divide in the country between two ethnic groups‚ the Tutsi and the Hutu‚ and people are still dealing with the effects to this day. The main parties that acted in the Rwandan Genocide were the Hutu‚ the Tutsi‚ the United Nations‚ the United States‚ Belgium‚ France‚ and some neighboring countries of Rwanda were also involved. According to “Rwandan Genocide‚” the cause of the genocide
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already being committed in Rwanda. Belgian higher ups in Rwanda had required the civilians of the country to wear tags declaring their ethnicity‚ separating Tutsi and Hutu. Tensions between the two main ethnic groups had continued to grow slowly as the Rwandan Patriotic Front had been at constant war with the Hutu government. The fuse blew when the plane of Hutu president Juvenal Habyarimana was shot down while returning from a peace conference. From that point on the Hutus waged a genocidal campaign against
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Brown 1 Ms. Dewees Senior Seminar 5-22-09 The Rwandan Genocide The Rwandan Genocide was massive killings in 1994. Rwanda was characterized by ethnic divides between the Hutu and Tutsi population. The Tutsis were being targeted no matter what age or gender. Innocent civilians were all unarmed and weren’t given a chance. It established ethnic conflict that would eventually leave Rwanda in great potential for future violence. The genocide escalated from a peaceful background over hundreds of
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