Imperialism In Rwanda

Rwanda is a small landlocked country in East Africa, with a population of about 11 million, Rwanda was one of the last countries to be infiltrated by European contact. Rwanda has been showing signs of rapid economic development. Internationally many countries are concerned with Rwanda’s declining human rights. Rwanda is an amazing country that has been able to renew and rebuild its economy. There were three peoples in Rwanda Twa, Hutu, and Tutsi. The Twa preferred hunting and gathering and later gave way to the Hutu people, who were agriculturalists who lived in clans. A group within the Hutu were known as the Bahinza, who were rulers that people believed could control rain, harvest, and offer protection to cattle and crops. In the 14th century …show more content…
While most of the Belgian government policy had been changed Kayibana kept the system of ethnic identity cards. The Tutsi people who had fled the country began launching attacks into Rwanda, Hutu military troops responded and thousands were killed in these bloody guerilla battles. Tensions between the Hutu country of Rwanda and the Tutsi country of Burundi worsened, by the end of 1962 around 70,000 people had been killed. The Kayibanda regime sought international negotiation, social and economic reform, and development of Rwanda. He began forming international relations, and in his first ten years formed 43 alliances. However, the government had become corrupt, and with high unemployment rates ethnic tensions soared. After another Tutsi attack the government banned Tutsi political parties and executed their people. Many Tutsi refugees fled the country. In July of 1973, Tutsi Defence General Juvénal Habyarimana attacked Kayibana, and took over Rwanda, the Tutsi people once again held control of Rwanda. Outcry from the Hutu people came when the Tutsi held all positions in professional fields such as education or medicine. Tutsi people were forced to give up their jobs and many were killed. Slowly Habyarimana brought back many of Kayibana’s policies ultimately favoring the Hutu over the Tutsi. Habyarimana sought to create peace and unity in the nation, he introduced the National Revolutionary Movement for Development and created a new constitution. Burundi had a strong influence in Rwanda, both countries had a Hutu majority that was threatened by Tutsi military presence. A Tutsi prime minister was chosen in Burundi however the next year a Hutu prime minister was chosen to quell Hutu unrest. This created even more tension between the two peoples. After several sporadic assassinations from both parties, Burundi faced seven years of