Rwanda is geographically located in Africa. It is directly North of Burundi and East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rwanda has a Republican government. In Rwanda, the people speak Kinyarwanda, French, English, and Swahili. The life expectancy in Rwanda is 59. Most Rwandans are apart of the Hutu, Tutsi or Twa groups. Rwanda is made up of grassy uplands and hills. In 2013, the population of Rwanda was 11.78 million.
Rwanda was made up of two main ethnic groups, the Hutu and the Tutsi. Most of the time, both groups got along with each other. A monarchy led by a Tutsi king was established in the 15th century. German missionaries entered Rwanda and started to take over. These missionaries were known as the white feathers. The king submitted …show more content…
As a result, the National Revolutionary Movement for Development was the only legal party allowed. There was violence against the Tutsi, which drove even more of them out of Rwanda. A new constitution was voted on by the Rwandans. President Habyarimana said there was no room for the Tutsi. The Tutsi were no longer welcome in Rwanda.
A period of massive genocide overtook Rwanda. This happened in 1994. The exiled Tutsi in Uganda formed a rebel group called the Rwandan Patriotic Front. This group regularly launched raids into Rwanda in attempt to break down the government. The RPF initiated a civil war with Rwanda's government. Roughly 800,000 Tutsi were killed within 100 days. The genocide was widely known but no countries intervened to help. It is thought that the UN did not intervene because Rwanda is an African country and it would have been a completely different story if this happened in a European country. After colonization, Rwanda was very overcrowded. With an estimated population of 12.66 million, the country is still overcrowded. There are not enough jobs for its people. Rwanda is led by the Rwandan Patriotic Front as its government party. Its president is Paul Kagame. To this day, Rwanda still bears the scars of the enormous massacre of the
Rwanda was made up of two main ethnic groups, the Hutu and the Tutsi. Most of the time, both groups got along with each other. A monarchy led by a Tutsi king was established in the 15th century. German missionaries entered Rwanda and started to take over. These missionaries were known as the white feathers. The king submitted …show more content…
As a result, the National Revolutionary Movement for Development was the only legal party allowed. There was violence against the Tutsi, which drove even more of them out of Rwanda. A new constitution was voted on by the Rwandans. President Habyarimana said there was no room for the Tutsi. The Tutsi were no longer welcome in Rwanda.
A period of massive genocide overtook Rwanda. This happened in 1994. The exiled Tutsi in Uganda formed a rebel group called the Rwandan Patriotic Front. This group regularly launched raids into Rwanda in attempt to break down the government. The RPF initiated a civil war with Rwanda's government. Roughly 800,000 Tutsi were killed within 100 days. The genocide was widely known but no countries intervened to help. It is thought that the UN did not intervene because Rwanda is an African country and it would have been a completely different story if this happened in a European country. After colonization, Rwanda was very overcrowded. With an estimated population of 12.66 million, the country is still overcrowded. There are not enough jobs for its people. Rwanda is led by the Rwandan Patriotic Front as its government party. Its president is Paul Kagame. To this day, Rwanda still bears the scars of the enormous massacre of the