Rwanda 's Dilemma Between Domestic Desires And International Pressures

This investigation studies two of the causes of the 1994 genocide of Rwanda. The two causes are examined in order to see to what extent each contributed to the genocide. The social and ethnic conflicts between two Rwandan groups called the Hutus and the Tutsis caused violent disputes and riots. The assassination of President Juvenal Habyarimana is often thought of as the event that sparked the mass murders. Did the assassination of President Juvenal Habyarimana influence the Rwandan genocide of 1994 more than the ongoing social and ethnic conflicts?

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Rwanda is a country in East Africa, which has had a mass killing with over 800,000 of its civilians dead. On April 6, 1994, present Rwandan President, Paul

Sitting outside a grocery shop in the Nyabugogo slum in Kigali, Rwanda, Francis Nduwimana described a longing for a change in leadership in the presidential election on August fourth. “Rwanda is tired of Kagame, but cannot express its views openly. If citizens criticize Kagame, the government agencies will accuse them of dividing the country, and will either be imprisoned or killed,” stated Nduwimana (qtd. in Onyulo). Paul Kagame has been the president of Rwanda since 2000 and could possibly be president till 2034. Under Kagame’s rule, the Rwandan military has gained a massive amount of power over citizens. Rwanda’s military is violating the Human Right’s by taking away Rwandan citizens voices and their ability to restrict the government.

Rwanda is a country located in the middle of the African continent. The two ethnic groups present in the country lived in peace under their monarch until the arrival of Europeans. The Belgians arrival into Rwandan is what split the two ethnic groups of the Tutsi and Hutus, making them identify themselves with ID cards. This caused tension between the two groups as the Belgians favored the ethnic Tutsi, and made them the head of the government. Decade’s later Hutu extremists would take over the government and have revenge on the Tutsi. The new government would send out broadcasts calling on Hutus to kill their friends and neighbors. The Rwandan genocide would become the worst genocide to ever happen in Africa and one of the worst in the world. Today Rwanda’s recovery is surprisingly fast with the help of multiple nations and organizations. Rwanda’s recovery is nothing short of a miracle and is an amazing story of a war between two peoples.

Kagame defeated Hutu extremist forces and ended the Rwandan genocide in 1994. He is currently the sixth president of Rwanda.

The evens that unfolded on that date of April 9th 1994 in the country of Rwanda sparked, what we now call today as the Rwandan Genocide. On April 9th 1994 the president of Rwanda, Juvenal Habyarimana was killed as his airplane came to land in Kigali. Immediately after president Habyarimana was declared dead, the country of Rwanda erupted into 100 days of terror and genocide. Fergal Keane asserts very early in his book SEASON OF BLOOD, that during these 100 days “one million people were hacked, shot, strangled, clubbed and burned to death” (Page 29). And this is to vehemently remind the reader to never forget the events that occurred in Rwanda from April to July of

He is also the leader of the Rwandan Patriotic Front. Shortly after the genocide, Rwanda developed a gender quota that mandated that at least 30% of legislature seats be comprised of women (Hunt & Heaton, 2014. According to an article in National Geographic (2014), President Kagame has, “mandated that its lineup be 50 percent female”. However, women have far exceeded either of these goals. By 2013, women made up over 60 percent of parliament and Rwanda’s government has pushed for equality in elections and increased education of its citizens about the democratic process (Hunt & Heaton,

In the depths of Central Africa lies the country of Rwanda, where its geography is exotic and diverse from one area to the next. It has a chaotic history, which led to one of the biggest genocides ever. Its political system for the last few years has been identical to the one in America. Its economy is going strong, with an abundance of money being earned from their different types of exports. Along with Rwanda’s rich and extravagant culture filled with things from African ideas, while also being influenced by its colonist country Belgium and even America.

Less than 20 years ago more civilians were murdered in Rwanda in a three-month spree of madness than during just about any other three-month period in human history, including the Holocaust. No country in Africa, if not the world, has so thoroughly turned itself around in so short a time. Kagame’s government has reduced child mortality by 70 percent; expanded the economy by an average of 8 percent annually over the past five years; and set up a national health-insurance program(Gettleman 1). In Rwanda, vagrants and criminals have been collected and taken by the police and sent to a youth “rehabilitation center”. In Rwanda there are not even large slums due to the fact that the government does not allow it. The controversy of this topic is if Rwanda should have amended the constitution to allow Kagame to run for a 3rd term? The fact is that Rwanda should have amended the constitution to allow Kagame to run for a 3rd term

After The 1994 Genocide of Rwanda the nation was in shambles. The genocide of 1994, believed the members of the country’s Hutu’s ethnic majority killed nearly 1 million minority Tutsis in a 100 day riot. However, Kagame and other political leaders began the slow process of rebuilding Rwanda. The 2000 presidential election of President Paul Kagame led the Country of Rwanda, toward a big success story. President Kagame is a public advocate and a human rights champion for a new model of foreign aid. President Kagame applies his strategic, tactical attitude to the environment, justice, and economics, but in a very specific way. Some examples; there is not a mango peel on the roads. He made the importation of plastic bags illegal, and the bags are not biodegradable, he not only wants the streets clean, Rwanda is an immaculate nation. Equally important, the country should not rely on worldwide contributions. This President believes poverty

I chose to write about the Rwandan Genocide, because I remember vividly the news accounts that broadcast images of its ravages during the 1990s. The conflict was identified as an ethnic conflict with very little context provided. Like most Western observers lacking knowledge of the history of the region, I saw the conflict as both complex and senseless. The course chapter on the Rwandan Genocide was very especially informative, and inspired my further study on the topic.

Rwanda’s horrific history is continually being researched in order to better understand how the nation descended into the horrors of the 1994 genocide. The effects of the genocide are felt throughout Rwandan public policy as the current government is composed of many individuals responsible for ending the massacres. The genocide’s ripple effects are felt in all aspects of the nations including its foreign policy. This thesis attempts to explain how historical experiences coupled through the themes of abandonment, self-reliance and the promotion of security along with interpretations by government officials of how international order operates shapes how the Rwandan government interacts with the global community. This is not a new endeavour as

Rwanda is a mountainous nation with a mild, humid climate (2-1). The nation is in the Great Lakes Region of Africa. Western Rwanda contains part of the mountains of the East African Rift while the eastern side falls into the central African savanna (2-3). As such, the people of Rwanda refer to their nation as “the land of a thousand hills (12-3).” The geographic divisions of Rwanda correspond to the nation’s 22 prefectures. A minister elected from one of Rwanda’s five main political parties heads each of these political divisions (14-200). Despite the apparent insignificance of this small country, the nation was the site of one of the modern age’s deadliest

Rawanda a country titled Genocide, massacre, poverty, discrimination, corruption, and violence. However, Rawanda have been receiving considerable amount of funds from international community despite being a dictatorship along with miserable human rights record and instability in region. Rwanda is facing one of the most serious problems with its political governance. Due to dictatorship there is little attention on vast majority and day by day people are getting poorer and less aware of their rights. People are being control by regime strictly and they do not have control of their acts and space. According to a research by commonwealth human Rights initiative ‘’Rwanda is an army with a state, rather than a state with an army’’ (Reyntjens 2007). A dictator regime has led this country to become a source of instability in region and face war crimes and crimes against humanity. Despite being corrupt and brutal the international community is tolerating it and giving them fund to bring stability in the country however it is not working and fueling up the fire. Therefore, in order to understand the core problems existing in Rawanda and how international community is tolerating it by giving them funds without bringing any changes on its governance system this paper will analyze ways in which it dealt strategies used to silence people, information management as well as some recommendations on the regime change and political governance