The Hutus and Tutsis were more similar than they were different. In fact, they shared key factors like the same language and even traditions. Tutis tended to be skinnier and taller than Hutus. Tutsi originated in Ethiopia. Around 1916 Belgian colonist arrived in Rwanda and began to take charge and colonize. When the Belgian colonist arrived they began to hand out identity cards, which stated the ethnicity of that person. The Belgians viewed the Tutsis superior to the Hutus. Since the Belgians found more interest in the Tusus, the belgians decided to partner up with the tutsus. The belgians would then have the Tutsis implement the rules that they established. Since the Tutsis were viewed as superior to the Hutus they had better opportunities.
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In the 1950’s, Hutus demanded the break of the political, economic and social monopoly of the Tutsi group. The Hutus were seeking a “democratic majority rule.” However on the opposite side of things, The Tutsi wanted the Belgians to grant them independence and avoid elections. The United Nations surprisingly supported this and the Belgians did not.This democratic revolution led by the Hutu quickly led to acts of violence against Tutsi. The awful acts of violence were led by the Hutu extremist party, MDR Parehtu. From 1959 to 1961, riots were all throughout Rwanda. During this time tens of thousands of Tutsis were killed and if they were so lucky to get away they would flee to the surrounding countries. Under the Belgian rule, the first election was held in 1960 with an outcome of a sovereign Republic of Rwanda. A council was formed with a majority of Hutu extremist. This led to the riots against the Tutsis to continue the Hutu extremist stripped Tutsis from their government positions and their …show more content…
Rwanda gaining independence did not help to cease the violence. However, the gaining of independence peeked the interest of the Tutsis that had earlier fled to Tanzania and Zaire escape the violence. The Tutsi began organizing attacks on Hutu civilians and their government. Between 1962 and 1967 Tutsi carried out roughly ten different attacks that led to high numbers of Tutsi. At the end of the 1980s, 480,000 Rwandan civilians had become refugees due to the violent attacks. Those same refugees were later denied access back into Rwanda. The president of Rwanda at the time, Juvenal Habyarimana, said that the population and the economic opportunities were too few to allow them back into Rwanda.
The Rwandan Patriotic Front was founded in 1988 in Uganda. Its mission was to secure the return of Rwandans that had been exile and to reform the Rwandan government as well as over throw Habyarimana, the president. The Rwandan Patriotic Front was mostly made up of Tutsi that previously been exile. In the 1990s, the Rwandan Patriotic Front launched an attack on Rwanda. In August 1993, the Organisation of African Unity through the efforts a peace agreement was signed between Habyarimana. It came to no surprise when the peace agreement did nothing to stop the disruption that was happening in
In the 1950’s, Hutus demanded the break of the political, economic and social monopoly of the Tutsi group. The Hutus were seeking a “democratic majority rule.” However on the opposite side of things, The Tutsi wanted the Belgians to grant them independence and avoid elections. The United Nations surprisingly supported this and the Belgians did not.This democratic revolution led by the Hutu quickly led to acts of violence against Tutsi. The awful acts of violence were led by the Hutu extremist party, MDR Parehtu. From 1959 to 1961, riots were all throughout Rwanda. During this time tens of thousands of Tutsis were killed and if they were so lucky to get away they would flee to the surrounding countries. Under the Belgian rule, the first election was held in 1960 with an outcome of a sovereign Republic of Rwanda. A council was formed with a majority of Hutu extremist. This led to the riots against the Tutsis to continue the Hutu extremist stripped Tutsis from their government positions and their …show more content…
Rwanda gaining independence did not help to cease the violence. However, the gaining of independence peeked the interest of the Tutsis that had earlier fled to Tanzania and Zaire escape the violence. The Tutsi began organizing attacks on Hutu civilians and their government. Between 1962 and 1967 Tutsi carried out roughly ten different attacks that led to high numbers of Tutsi. At the end of the 1980s, 480,000 Rwandan civilians had become refugees due to the violent attacks. Those same refugees were later denied access back into Rwanda. The president of Rwanda at the time, Juvenal Habyarimana, said that the population and the economic opportunities were too few to allow them back into Rwanda.
The Rwandan Patriotic Front was founded in 1988 in Uganda. Its mission was to secure the return of Rwandans that had been exile and to reform the Rwandan government as well as over throw Habyarimana, the president. The Rwandan Patriotic Front was mostly made up of Tutsi that previously been exile. In the 1990s, the Rwandan Patriotic Front launched an attack on Rwanda. In August 1993, the Organisation of African Unity through the efforts a peace agreement was signed between Habyarimana. It came to no surprise when the peace agreement did nothing to stop the disruption that was happening in