BasicInfoonRwandanGenocide
TheRwandanGenocideoccurredinRwandafrom 7thofApril,1994to15thofJuly,1994.The majorityHutuwentonakillingspreeofthe minorityTutsi.Thisgenocidethekillingofmany people.Itturnedneighboragainstneighbor.
BackgroundInfoontheRwandan Genocide
TheGermansandtheBelgianshadcontroloverRwandafora longtime.
TheBelgianshadalastingeffectonRwanda,maintainingthe rulingTutsiinpowerandmakingtheHutussecondclass citizens.
ThiswouldangertheHutusandthisangerwouldbuildover manydecades.Thatangerwouldbereleasedinthemost horrificwayspossible
WhatOccurredDuringthe RwadanGenocide?
Amountof PeopleKilled:500,000to662,000in thespanof100days
a. “ToreportthegenocideperpetratedbythePresidentialGuardsand theso-calledinterimgovernmenttheyhaveinstalledasmere"ethnic conflict"islikereportingtheNaziexterminationofahelpless EuropeanJewryasaconflictbetweenthe"Germantribe"andthe "Jewishtribe,"withnooneabletofigureoutwhoarethemurderers andwhoarethevictims”
b. “Yes,”hesaid.“Forme,itbecameapleasuretokill.Thefirsttime, it’stopleasethegovernment.Afterthat…Ihuntedandcaughtand killedwithrealenthusiasm.Itwaswork…Ienjoyed.Itwasn’tlike workingforthegovernment.Itwaslikedoingyourowntruejob
c. “Iwasvery,veryexcitedwhenIwaskilled.Iremembereach killing…Itwasthehunt—thehumanhunt.”Andhesaid,“The genocidewaslikeafestival.
d. “Atday’send,oranytimetherewasanoccasion,wetookacow fromtheTutsis,andslaughtereditandgrilleditanddrankbeer. Therewerenolimitsanymore.Itwasafestival.Wecelebrated.”
TheAftermathoftheRwandan Genocide
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References
● “Rwanda Genocide of 1994.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.,
https://www.britannica.com/event/Rwanda-gen ocide-of-1994.
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● Braeckman, Colette. “Belgium's Role in Rwandan Genocide.” Le Monde Diplomatique, Le Monde Diplomatique, 1 June 2021,
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● Gourevitch, Philip. “The LifeAfter .” The New Yorker, 27Apr. 2009,
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/05 /04/the-life-after
● Reed , Betsy. “Rwanda:APuzzlingTale of Growth and
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Repression – GETTHE DATA.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 3Apr. 2014,
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owth-political-repression-data
● Mushikiwabo, Louise. “Rwanda's Genocide Is Not Random 'Tribal Violence'.” The Washington Post, WPCompany, 6 May 1994,
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● Encyclopedia Britannica:The Rwandan Genocide
● Le Monde Diplomatique: Belgium's Role in the Rwandan Genocide, The Guardian:America's Secret Role in the Rwandan Genocide
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● The Washington Post: Rwanda's Genocide Is Not Random 'Tribal VIolence'
● The New Yorker: The Life After