Consequences Of The Rwandan Genocide

The Rwandan Genocide signifies the historic massacre that took place in Rwanda between the two major ethnic communities in the region, the Hutus and the Tutsis. The Hutu represent the majority group in the country while the Tutsi are the minority. It has been deemed as one of the most horrific events to happen in history. The violence started in 1994 where the members of the Hutu community murdered 800,000 people, mostly from the Tutsi tribe. The killings began in the capital city Kigali and spread throughout the country at a staggering speed and brutality. There were incitements of the ordinary citizens by the local officials and the Hutu government encouraged the violence by taking up arms against their neighbors. The Tutsi reacted to these killings through the Rwandese Patriotic Front which fought against the government military (Mamdani, 2014, p. 77). At this time, thousands of the citizens had already been killed, and more of them were displaced from their homes. The Tutsi-led military won the battle against the government and took control of the country providing refuge to over two million refugees. Though, by this time the killings had already attracted the attention of the humanitarian agencies
The killings are said to be a result of the incitements that took place between the two communities. The final blow being the controversial …show more content…
The country lost over half of its population. The genocide, however, was propagated by the action of many outside groups each with their interest. The quest for power was the primary cause and the leaders at that time were extremely into racism. Some measures would have been done to prevent the genocide from happening; however, many outside organizations were ignorant on their part, and most people failed to perform their function. This led to the killings and the consequences of their action are horrific in the minds of