Rwanda

United we stand, divided we fall. A country divided by its people cannot be stable for long. Rwanda is divided into two main ethnic groups, the Tutsi (minority) and the Hutu (majority). Tensions were already high between the two groups, but the alleged assassination of President Juvénal Habyarimana triggered the Rwandan Genocide on April 6, 1994. The Hutu started to kill the Tutsi, resulting in 800,000 casualties. Many would think that this event would leave to a larger split between the two…

Angele who was born in Rwanda in 1945. She is Rwandese. She was born when Rwanda was still a Belgium colony. It was called Rwanda-Urundi because it was Rwanda and Burundi were one country under the Belgium rule. However, Rwanda had its own King called Kigeri V. who ruled up to the time of Rwanda’s independence in 1962. According to her, it was a significant for Rwandan because they were no longer colonized and were able make their own decision. The social economic status of the Rwanda had…

in those three months a lot of Tutsi people lost their lives. The Tutsi and Hutu have a number of similarities. They speak the same language, are located (live) in the same areas, and have similar traditions. Ethnicity has caused issues before in Rwanda it caused tension between them. In the early 1900’s the Belgians were in power and they favored the Tutsi giving them great advantage in employment, education as well as increased power in the government administration (Straus). The Hutu felt…

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.…

Rwanda has been known as a place of major improvement in Africa in the past decade. It is a country seen by western society as a place that is prospering among many that appear hopeless. Rwanda has not always been this way, and in many ways, it is still struggling. In the past century this nation has gone through struggle after struggle. Rwanda was initially colonized by Germany in 1884 and remained a colony until 1919. After Germany’s defeat in World War I, the country was forced to…

Genocide. The Rwandan Genocide happened in Rwanda on April 7, 1994 and lasted for 100 days. This genocide was done by the Hutus an ethnic group in Rwanda to the Tutsis also in Rwanda. In those days over 800,000 people died. It was total chaos, neighbors were killing neighbors, women were being raped, and this genocide left the country broken. There were three main causes that lead to this genocide, they are racial differences, European control over Rwanda, and the Rwandan Civil War (Ellis &…

The Role of Stability in Ethnic Conflicts: Rwanda vs Belgium Rwanda and Belgium are both states where two nations are forced to coexist, which causes conflict inside the borders of each country. In Rwanda, the conflict between the two groups exploded in 1994 and resulted in a mass genocide that has lingering tension twenty-two years later. In Belgium, the conflict is not violent but the divide caused two government shutdowns and a strong nationalist movement in the Flemish north. While the two…

Rwanda; a place that is often not spoken about or heard of. Rwanda is a place located in Eastern Africa. It is a place full of hatred, torture, and cruel punishments. The things that happen in Rwanda are rarely ever talked about to the world and most of the time no action is taken to help the struggling people in this horrible country. The things that happen in Rwanda should be talked about more so more people are informed about what is happening and more action can be taken to help the people…

On April 6, 1994 the death of the Presidents of Rwanda and Burundi sparked a massacre within Rwanda, known as the Rwandan Genocide. Genocide is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as the “deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. ” Social bias, discrimination and prejudice ultimately lead to the death of up to 1,000,000 Rwandans. What social roles lead to this massacre and what precautions can be taken to prevent an event like this?…

The movie Hotel Rwanda (2004) directed by Terry George is an accurate depiction of the Rwandan Genocide of 1994. Based on a true story, the film documents all the acts that a Hutu hotel manager named Paul Rusesabagina, played by actor Don Cheadle, did to save both his family and a thousand Tutsi refugees. The setting takes place in the spring of 1994 where Hutu extremists mass murder the Tutsis. Paul Rusesabagina grants shelter to the refugees by having them reside in his hotel, Hotel des Mille…