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Along with the Belgians support toward the Hutu came the Hutu Revolution in 1959. It all started with the Belgians getting the Hutu more political positions, getting them into secondary schools, and getting them to just participate in more public life. This scared the Tutsi. The Tutsi, feeling that there power was being jeopardized, decided they had to do something. Feeling that they were in a desperate situation they ended up killing a Hutu sub-chief. The vivid Hutu, feeling that it was time to take a stand, attacked Tutsi officials, who in return attacked the Hutu. This turned into one of many small

As society has progressed, the evolution of imperialism has come to a point where people see it has pure history. It has vanished from our daily lives as we have not recently witness a country trying to dominate another. In “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell, we are able to envision the lives of the Burmese as they were involuntarily controlled by the British. In the early 1900’s we are told a true story of Orwell himself where he was once established in Burma was apart of his military service. During his service, he describes his living situation by noting that the army as well as himself were not appreciated. He mentions, “As a police officer I was an obvious target and was baited whenever it seemed safe to do so.”(1) One day he

There were several events during the Vietnam War that can be considered “turning points”, which can be described as the occurrence of an event that changed the course of history. One such event was the Buddhist crisis in 1963. The Buddhists of South Vietnam had experienced decades of religious persecution during French colonialism that continued with the Catholic government, which was backed by the United States (Toong, 2008). The demonstrations, protests and self-immolations that followed as a result of this religious persecution and the media coverage it generated encouraged the Kennedy administration to back a coup d’état against Ngo

In the 1960s, the low-intensity conflict in Indochina that had progressed since the end of the Second World War became a war. Weather a conflict is of smaller importance or is a full blown war is not only down to government

In the 1950s Cambodia gained its independence from France and became peacefully ruled by Prince Sihanouk. In the 1960s, Cambodia was dragged into the Vietnam War and in 1970, the prime minister General Lon Nol assumed power and announced the implementation of the Khmer Republic and sent the Khmer Republic’s army to fight the North Vietnamese in Cambodia (Smith-Hefner 264). Prince Sihanouk formed a communist guerrilla

In the late 50s, early 60s, at that time the rumblings towards independence people were taking place across Africa. What happened in (Rwanda) for independence people was a Hutu revolution in the name of mojority rule that reversed the dictatorship

Burma fought with the British in 1945 to prevent Japanese invaders from entering Burma during World War II. Aung San, leader of an anti-fascist movement popular since the struggle in Japan, built a military and political base to negotiate with Britain. According to Dulcinea, he was temporarily in charge of the government which stirred conflicts in Burmese ethnic groups, yet he proved to unify the nationalist movement. Fortunately, San signed a deal granting Burma independence from the British in 1947. However before the deal went into full swing, San and cabinet members were assassinated. These mournful deaths halted the advancement towards independence. In the midst of the 1988 unrest, Aung San Suu Kyi, daughter of Aung Sun, returned to Burma to care for her mother. She remained in Burma due to her sudden interest in politics. On

The relations between the two main cultures, the Hutus and Tutsis historically has always been strained and riddled with examples of one culture trying to achieve and maintain power over the other. The imbalance of power has constantly been shifting between the two ethnic groups. The introduction of European monarchical government brought to the country by Britain at first did nothing to help ease the tension. The country was constantly being handed to other European powers before they finally gained independence. When the Europeans left the Hutus had more political power than the Tutsi creating an imbalance.

They were led by Ho Chi Minh. And this is a little-known fact, and these people declared themselves independent in 1945. They quoted our Declaration of Independence in their document of freedom, and yet our government refused to recognize them. President Truman said they were not ready for independence.” (King, 1967) This comment hit me hard. The government was stepping into places they were not necessarily needed and creating a conflict that could have been avoided. The government would have benefited from kings quote, “Every nation must now develop an overriding loyalty to mankind as a whole in order to preserve the best in their individual societies. This call for a worldwide fellowship that lifts neighborly concern beyond one's tribe, race, class, and nation is in reality a call for an all-embracing, unconditional love for all men” (speech). This quote applies to not only during the period of Kings speech but also in today's society. We must step up and spread love and acceptance to everyone not bias and violence. As quoted by King and stated by the Bible, “You shall reap what you sow” (The Holy Bible, 1962

After the overthrow of the Tutsis by the Hutus there was the formation of RPF in 1959. This led to an increase of tension between the ethnicities to the point where both sides could not handle it. A war had broke out in 1990 when the RPF invaded Rwanda. The fighting had lasted until 1993 when a peace agreement was formed. Even with the peace agreement the war had created further hatred from both sides to the other which would be shown in 1994 at the start of the Genocide.

Over 300,000 Tutsis were forced to leave Rwanda and never return. In 1961 the Hutus wanted more of the Tutsi population gone. In an effort to show their strength and domination over the Tutsis, the Hutus pushed the Rwandan ruler, who was a Tutsi, into exile and forced him to declare Rwanda as a Republic. In 1962, a year after this declaration was made Belgium finally gave Rwanda its independence. After this, the Hutu people stopped harming and forcing Tutsi citizens or officials into doing what they wanted them to do, until 1994.

In 1953 Cambodia gained independence after nearly a century of French rule. The country was ruled by a monarch, Prince Sihanouk. In 1970, Sihanouk was deposed in a coup while in a foreign country. General Lon Nol, gained power. He announced the plan of the Khmer Republic and sent the Army to fight the North Vietnamese in Cambodia. Sihanouk formed a small independent group with Cambodian Communists. The Khmer Rouge was lead by Pol Pot from 1962. During the early 1970s, the Cambodian Army faced two enemies: the North Vietnamese and Communist Khmer Rouge guerrillas.

War can be dangerous and after it is long gone it can leave an effect on the soldiers and the people of that country. The author of the memoir, First They Killed My Father, Loung Ung experienced many hardships as a child. Most of these issues originated from the war that take place in Cambodia at that time. The war caused many challenges for the villagers including children like Ung and that affected them in a drastic way.

When the Belgian left they gave Rwanda independence.As a result of them leaving there where two different ethnic groups left in Rwanda the Hutu’s and the Tutsi’s.These two tribes went to war over control of Rwanda.In

The leaders include the president of Burma, Thein Sein, and a famous politician of the country, Aung San Suu Kyi. The two groups comprise of the Sangha, which is a community of Buddhist monks, and the Rakhine Nationalities Development Group (RNDG), which is a political party in Myanmar. In 1991, Aung San Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace Prize for forming the National League for Democracy and coincidently disapproved of violence and hoped that all ethnic groups could “cooperate in harmony.” Since then, she has denied any evidence of an ethnic cleansing, when asked about it in an interview and she has talked about the Rohingya Muslims, stating that “They are not our citizens.” The president, Thein Sein, has done many things to contribute to the ethnic cleansing. He has come up with ideas to end the ethnic cleansing, such as “expelling” the muslims from the country or getting the United Nations to “resettle” them somewhere else.