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Rwandan Genocide

January 23rd 2014
In 1994, three different ethnic groups made up Rwanda. The three ethnic groups included: Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa. The Hutu made up the majority of the population in Rwanda. Some Hutu extremist blamed the Tutsi for the country’s social, economic, and political pressures. Habyarimana, the president, used propaganda to increase the division between Hutu and Tutsi. Violence began after Habyrimana’s p ... read more
Africa » Rwanda » Ville de Kigali » Kigali

Rwandan Flag In 1959, three years before independence from Belgium, the majority ethnic group, the Hutus, overthrew the ruling Tutsi king. Over the next several years, thousands of Tutsis were killed, and some 150,000 driven into exile in neighboring countries. T... ... read more
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