Rwanda Genocide Essay

The government of Rwanda was haunted by the years of colonization by the Belgians. Through this time, the Belgians named two groups, which were known as Hutus and Tutsis. However, due to different treatment between each group, the Hutus and the Tutsis would endure the ghastliest war that Africa could have ever faced. As a result, of revenge and a longing to kill, these conflicts would arise through personal racialized and ethnicized history that was taught to them. Through the grievance of history, these groups were driven to the breaking point, which eventually ended in the extermination of millions of people during and after the Rwandan genocide. The ethnic conflicts between these groups began long before the Rwandan genocide in …show more content…
However, in actuality, that perception of helplessness is one of the reasons why when they do start killing each other in large-scale numbers, no one gets involved and everyone one leaves once the Rwandan genocide happens. The Rwandan genocide occurs because Tutsi rebel (RPF) shoots a missile into the plane that is holding the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi, and both are killed. Following the murder of both presidents, radio broadcasts began provocative statements to eliminate “Tutsi cockroaches." “The mass murders were moved by fear, ideology, and local politics” (Stearns 24). The other group involved in the genocide is the Rwandan army called the (FAR). The FAR consists of mostly Hutus. The Rwandan genocide is a payback for all the Hutus killed in 1972. “The Hutu remembered past years of oppressive Tutsi rule, and many of them not only resented but also feared the minority." The genocide was a civil war between these two groups. “Between 175,000 and 210,000 people took part in the butchery, using machetes, nail-studded clubs, hoes, and axes” (Stearns