Ethnic Conflicts In Rwanda

Nowadays, European countries such as England, France, Germany, Belgium, and many other countries possess a colossal clout throughout the world. It is an impeccable fact that such countries, indeed, have served as a rudiment pivot and step for the world to be advanced to the point where we are since the Industrial Revolution. Such countries, because of it, without a doubt, have a crucial status globally and become the superpower and commercial hub on our planet. On the back side of their gleaming growth, however, there is an invisible part left behind their luminous development: the Imperialism. The term “Imperialism” refers to a policy of extending a country’s authority and political clout by using its military forces and diplomacy. As Frantz Facon once stated that “imperialism leaves behind germs of rot which we must clinically detect and remove from our land by from our minds as well”, one can assert without much exertion that such European powers, in the course of Imperialism, indeed, brought about an array of irreversible impairments such as ethnic tensions, slavery, increased local warfare, and many others. Rwanda, for instance, is a country that is rife with the presence of such an irretrievable deficiency. Rwanda, indeed, has shown a startling economic growth and become an emergent leader country in Central Africa. The World Bank has recently eulogized Rwanda’s recent remarkable development success, which it

Both William B Wood’s “Geographic Aspects of Genocide: A Comparison of Bosnia and Rwanda” and Will Ferguson’s “Return to Rwanda” are about the long-term effects that genocides have on society. Ferguson’s “Return to Rwanda” gives a first-hand take of what it was like to live in Rwanda during the 1994 Genocide. The article examines Jean-Claude Munyezamu, a Rwandan Tutsi, returning to his homeland 20 years after fleeing the country so that he could have a better life in Canada. Over the course of 3 months in 1994, around 1 million citizens, mostly Tutsis and moderate Hutus opposed to genocide, were brutally murdered by the more dominant Rwandan Tribe, The Hutus. There were two tribes in Rwanda: Hutus and

The novel, Left to Tell, by Immaculée Ilibagiza was published in 2006, many years after the homicidal event. This is a fearful story about how Ilibagiza survived the Rwandan Genocide. This genocide stared when The Hutu tribe began targeting the Tutsis. As the tensions grew, Iiibagiza began to feel less and less safe. She hid in a bathroom with several other women for ninety-one days with hardly any food or supplies. However, the question I have is why the Hutus caused affliction among the Tutsis tribe? I believe the answer to this could possibly be that the Hutus felt the Tutsis were lower class, and the Hutus were much wealthier than the Tutsis or because they wanted full authority of the country.

The country was taken over by Belgium in 1916 after first being colonized by the Germans from 1894-1916. The Belgium used a “divide-to-rule” strategy to keep control where the minority Tutsi, which formed 14% of the population, were given superior treatment even though the Hutus, that composed 85% of the

Years of conflict between two of Rwanda’s main ethnic groups, the Hutus and the Tutsis, resulted in The Rwandan Genocide, claiming 800,000 lives. This conflict stemmed from Rwanda’s early colonial and postcolonial history.

Genocide, the mass murder of a specific group of people. Rwanda, a small country about the size of Maryland, USA, located near the equator, it shares borders with Tanzania, Burundi, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic Of The Congo. In April to July of 1994, Rwanda went through genocide. The killings of five hundred thousand to estimated about one million Tutsi had lasted for one hundred days. The capital of Rwanda is Kigali, Rwanda, currency is the rwandan franc, and life expectancy is forty years old.The method of human communication in Rwanda is Kinyarwanda, French, English, Kiswahili. In 1994, the country 's population had about seven million people there was about eighty five percent Hutus, fourteen percent tutsi

Hotel Rwanda is an awakening and enduring film. This cinema takes place during the Rwandan Genocide in 1994. Rwanda was split into two main groups; the Hutu and the Tutsi. The Hutu took up about 85% of the population and the Tutsi took up about 14% of the population. Since the Bronze age, Rwanda was ruled by the Tutsi. The groups were originally split up by, “measuring the length of their noses… measuring their height… comparing skin colors” Hotel Rwanda. The taller, more elegant, and the lighter skins were known as the Tutsi, while the rest were the Hutu. During the film, the Hutu were revolting and taking over. A real life hero, Paul Rusesabagina rescued 1268 refugees in Hotel Rwanda. Rusesabagina’s wife Tatiana Rusesabagina helped Paul deal with the depression of the Rwandan Genocide. In Hotel Rwanda, Paul Rusesabagina is a hero.

Genocide; the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation has cast a shadow on various societies over the years (Dictionary). Although the general public is aware of the meaning of genocide and how it takes place, many are not aware of its aftermath and how affected societies are built back up to stability. Territories that fall victim to this act of systematic killing are demolished and left in ruins. Rwanda in 1994 is a prime example to use when studying the aftermath of genocide. This is because when an act such as genocide is performed, everyone becomes a victim, even the perpetrators. As this genocide came to a close, people were left with nothing and were in horrible condition.

Before the genocide of rwanda,the country was considered the tropical switzerland. Most of the Rwandan population belong to the Hutu ethnic group, they were traditionally crop-growers. For many centuries Rwanda attracted Tutsis, they were traditionally herdsmen from northern Africa. The Hutu and Tutsis also shared their language,culture, and nationality. There have been many intermarriages between the two. Because of their agricultural roles, Tutsis tended to be landowners and Hutus the people who worked the land; and this division of labour perpetuated a population balance in which Hutus naturally outnumbered Tutsis.when the european colonists moved in a large wedge was driven between them. It was the practice of colonial administrators to

The aftermath of the Rwandan Genocide shone a deeply critical light on the actions not taken by the international community to prevent the 1994 genocide.

Genocide is still a major problem in our world today. Genocide is the mass murder of one group of people by another group of people. The genocide in Rwanda, Africa was one of the worst cases in African history. The genocide in Rwanda, Africa started on April 7th 1994 and ended in July of 1994.There were several causes and many people involved with horrific outcomes in the Rwandan genocide.

Rwandan society is comprised of representatives of 3 ethnicities: Hutu (85%), Tutsi (about 14%) and Twa (less than 1%). The 3 groups shared the same language and common membership in the state institutions. When Europeans colonized the country at the end of the 19th century the Tutsi minority exercised control of the government. Berlin Conference of 1884 assigned Rwanda to Germany, and in 1919 it was passed to Belgium. Colonialists intensified bipolar differentiation between Tutsi and Hutu by imposing a system of identity cards in 1935, which put an end to movement between classes and emphasized ethnicity; a land reform, which privatized all the territory owned by Hutus with low compensation to the latter; and securing Tutsi domination

“Even for a country with such a turbulent history as Rwanda, the scale and speed of the slaughter left its people reeling” (Rwanda: How the genocide happened). This quote from BBC News perfectly describes the inhumanities that occurred during the 100 day span known as the Rwandan Genocide. The Rwandan Genocide is one of the most recent genocides in history, occurring in 1994 from April to July. This genocide was caused by growing ethnic segregation between two groups that resulted in brutal murderings and a question that is asked to this day: Why didn’t the UN or any other major power step in to help stop these atrocities?

The Hutus had controlled Rwanda, The Hutus wanted to get revenge for what the Tutsis did to their ancestors.

In the case of Rwanda, it began with the signing of the Arusha agreement in 1994 which did not mark the end of the conflict in Rwanda. The State still continued to face stagnating conflicts within and outside its own boarders. The conflict spread to Rwanda’s neighboring States and immediate action needed to be taken. The post crisis period left Rwanda with a lot to deal especially after the following results of the Genocide attack; 12% of the entire population was wiped out, the majority of the population that remained were left with physical and mental traumas to deal with, women were infected with HIV/AIDS as a result of rape cases and majority of the children were also mentally affected as they witnessed the entire carnage. Not to mention that infrastructure was destroyed and the entire population relied on relief or donated basic needs.