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Rwandan Civil War 1994

Rwandan Civil War 1994. Genocide : The systematic killing of an entire group based on ethnicity. 1 million killed in 100 days in fighting between the Hutu and Tutsi tribes. The UN was unwilling to send military assistance to stop the violence. Hutu (Haters) vs. Tutsi (Victims).

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Rwandan Civil War 1994

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  1. Rwandan Civil War 1994 • Genocide: The systematic killing of an entire group based on ethnicity. • 1 million killed in 100 days in fighting between the Hutu and Tutsi tribes. • The UN was unwilling to send military assistance to stop the violence.

  2. Hutu (Haters) vs. Tutsi (Victims) • The Belgians ruled over Rwanda since the 1800’s. • Tutsi’s were favored by the Belgian government. • They were given gov’t jobs and were supposed to rule over Rwanda for the Belgians. • After the Independence movement the Belgians left and the Hutu’s took over. • Hutu’s wanted to get back at the Tutsi’s for years of oppression under Belgian rule. • Hutu’s began systematically killing off the Tutsi’s after the President of Rwanda’s plane was shot down. • Hutu’s blamed the Tutsi’s. • Hutu’s organized a killing squad known as the Interhamawe. • The Interhamawe went around killing the Tutsi’s, trying to wipe them out.

  3. Tutsis were separated from Hutus & hacked to death with machetes along roadsides. Survivor of machete attack U.N. established the International War Crime Tribunal for Rwanda

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