Rwandan Civil War

What African country suffered massive destruction during the Civil War? What country had its capital destroyed? What country is known for its massive murder genocide? The answer to that question is Rwanda, when Rwanda faced massive destruction they had to rebuild everything because it was destroyed. The Rwandans lifestyle is very unique and challenging. People in the rural areas in Rwanda build their houses out of woven branches and grasses (King 80). Also 90 percent of the people who live in…

The Rwandan genocide was a one hundred day slaughter of the Tutsi population. There were a number of factors leading up to this event and why nobody stopped the killings include worldly indifference, lack of information, fear of intervention, and the absence of resources and knowledge for help. In April 6th, 1994, an airplane holding President Habyarimana was shot down killing him and the rest of it’s passengers. Habyarimana was of the Hutu population and the Hutus believed that a member of…

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…

In the essay “Rwandan Genocide: Failure of the International Community?” Dominique Maritz argues that America did not respond to the genocide in Rwanda because there were no national interests at risk when deciding whether or not to intervene (Maritz). Adding to this statement, in “U.S. Examines Way to Assist Rwanda Without Troops,” Paul Lewis informs the public of the Clinton administration’s decision of taking a more ‘diplomatic’ approach towards communication with the Rwandan government by…

The Rwandan genocide was a period of one hundred days of violence that killed over 800,000 Rwandans. This is one of most controversial topics in international politics as many officials believe the genocide could have been stopped. This even led to world leaders, like then-President Bill Clinton apologizing for the lack of support. But how did the genocide begin? Much like most issues that faces Africa today, the reason for the Rwandan genocide can be traced all the way back to precolonial and…

experienced. Both the Rwandans and the Jews experienced classification. Classification is defined as distinguishing people into different categories based solely on ethnicity, race, or gender. The Rwandans were…

Throughout the years both these group have had conflict between each other. The one that stands out the most is the Rwandan genocide. Rwanda can be broken up into three different topics,the events that lead up to the genocide, the genocide, and rebuilding process from the tragedy. The Hutu were people who farmed crops, while the Tutsi were people who tended livestock. The Rwandan population was made up of mostly Hutus. Since cattle was more valuable than crops, the Tutsi population was…

had been living together for decades, sharing the same language, culture, and religion became enemies. The violence was genocide-- a deliberate, systematic annihilation of Rwanda’s racially-defined Tutsi group (Straus 1). In the words of current Rwandan President Kagame, the genocide was “an explosion resulting from a process that lasted years” (Nyirubugara 33). Three key factors incited the genocide: the history and origins of tribal Rwanda, the influence of imperialist…

Bosnia (1992- 1995 – 200,000 killed) as genocide; https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1501854-footnote-211-usun-01696.html In a US intelligence report on April 22, 1994, it states that, “DF went on to charge that the systematic campaign by the Rwandan armed forces to eliminate the Tutsi constitutes genocide, citing radio broadcasts urging Hutus to take up arms so that “your children…

children, Elys, Diane and Roger. Paul and Tatiana face backlash from the community during the Rwanda Civil war because they are married and they are Hutu and Tutsi respectively. Paul’s family, friends, neighbors and close associates are constantly in danger of being killed by the antagonist Georges Rutaganda; the leader and arms supplier of the Interahamwe Hutu militia rebels. During the Civil war, Paul uses his connections acquired from working at the hotel…