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Tuesday April 17, 2012. Starter What are two things you learned about Africa yesterday?. Africa. Rwanda. Rwanda. Rwanda Overview Article: 11.7 Million people Located in the Great Lakes Region Composed of two major ethnic groups: Tutsi, Hutu Why is R wanda important?
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Tuesday April 17, 2012 Starter What are two things you learned about Africa yesterday?
Rwanda Rwanda Overview Article: 11.7 Million people Located in the Great Lakes Region Composed of two major ethnic groups: Tutsi, Hutu Why is Rwanda important? What do we know about Rwanda?
Imperialism http://www.rwandanstories.org/origins/real_differences.html What European powers controlled Rwanda? What was the consequence of Imperialism? What ethnic group was placed in control of the government?
Hutu-Tutsi http://www.rwandanstories.org/origins/hutu_and_tutsi.html Who are the Hutu and Tutsi? What was the problem?
Timeline Questions to answer: What event precipitated the genocide of over 800,000 Tutsi by the Interahamwe? How many Rwandans fled to Tanzania? Who is the UNHCR?
War http://www.rwandanstories.org/origins/my_friend_the_killer.html Define: Genocide Between 500,000 and 1,000,000 Rwandans were killed in 100 days Majority of the deaths were Tutsi http://www.rwandanstories.org/aftermath/survivor_questions.html
Aftermath and Recovery Annet: Working with Orphans http://www.rwandanstories.org/aftermath/the_young_exile.html Aftermath of Genocide http://www.rwandanstories.org/aftermath/a_wasteland.html Aftermath: http://www.rwandanstories.org/recovery/building_peace.html
Closer How has Rwanda coped with their past? “Despite all the talk of forgiveness in Rwanda, situations like this are not very common. As Rwandans say, recovery is a journey, and people are at different points along that road”