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Hotel Rwanda

Hotel Rwanda. Historical Background of Rwandan Genocide in 1994. Located in central and east Africa Bordered by Ghana and Tanzania. Rwanda. Population around 7 million in 1990 Hutu 85% Tutsi 14% Twa 1%. Rwanda. 1884- part of German East Africa 1919- Belgians took control during WWI

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Hotel Rwanda

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  1. Hotel Rwanda Historical Background of Rwandan Genocide in 1994

  2. Located in central and east Africa • Bordered by Ghanaand Tanzania Rwanda

  3. Population around 7 million in 1990 • Hutu 85% • Tutsi 14% • Twa 1% Rwanda

  4. 1884- part of German East Africa • 1919- Belgians took control during WWI • Part of League of Nation mandates • Promoted Tutsi supremacy • 1959- Rwandan Revolution • Hutus attacked Tutsis • 100,000 Tutsis forced into exile • 1962- Independence from colonial rule • Hutu led government Origins

  5. Rwandan Civil War • 1990 • Led by Tutsi refugees • Ended in cease-fire • No clear advantage to either side • Peace ended in 1994 History of Unrest

  6. President- JuvénalHabyarimana • Hutu • Plane shot down on April 6, 1994 • Sparked Rwandan genocide • Killings started within hours of assassination Murder of President

  7. Genocide • Lasted 100 days • Believed that between 500,000 and 1,000,000 killed • Victims mainly Tutsi and Hutu moderates • Believed that over 200,000 people participated in the genocide DEF- the deliberate killing of a large group of people Largest example of genocide since the Holocaust

  8. Rwandan Genocide • Refugee camp in Zaire

  9. Survivor of machete attack

  10. UN peacekeeping forces present • Warned of a possible attack with anti-Tutsi sentiment • “genocide fax” • General Romeo Dallaire warning • No international intervention • But aware of the mass killings United Nations

  11. Killings ended when Tutsi rebel group RPF took control of government • Only way to ensure that no other Hutu regimes would perpetuate genocide • President Paul Kagame took control Ending to genocide

  12. Paul Rusesabagina • Belgian owned Hotel des Mille Collines • Provided a safe haven for over 1,200 people during the genocide • Used bribery in the form of liquor and money to save refugees Hotel Rwanda

  13. Paul did save the lives of may refugees • UN did evacuate European guests Historically Accurate

  14. Film implies Tutsi rebels shot plane down- debated today • Movie shows refugees escaping to Congo- really Zaire • Killings did not stop with the arrival of Tutsi rebel forces • Discussion of differences between Hutu and Tutsis- more economical Inaccuracies

  15. http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0417-04.htm • http://www.unitedhumanrights.org/genocide/genocide_in_rwanda.htm • http://www.gov.rw/ • http://therwandangenocide.wordpress.com/ Sources

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