Rwandan Genocide

On April 6, 1994, Rwanda experienced a period of great turmoil as thousands of people fell victim to the horrors of the Rwandan genocide. The main targets of the genocide were Tutsis and Hutu moderates. Though the main cause of the genocide was a conflict between two ethnicities, the genocide was also fueled by political factors and social conditions. Rwanda is the smallest sub-Saharan country with a population of about 7 million inhabitants. Although the indigenous peoples of Rwanda are the Twa

Introduction The Rwandan Genocide of 1994 saw the highest level of violent atrocities and killings committed against the Tutsi ethnic group as perpetrated by the Hutu ethnic group. The Rwandan Genocide remains to be one of the most notable genocides of the 20th Century due to the significant number of civilians, killed of approximately ‘500,000 to 800,000’ Bhavani and Backer (2000) tutsi’s slaughtered in the short time of 90 Days. The genocide occurred as a result of ethnic, political and socio-economic

Although the Rwandan Genocide was an event that was overlooked by the world, it had a significant impact on how the country is today. Started by the tensions between the two ethnic groups, Tutsi and Hutu. The tension eventually broke out on April 7, 1994, when over 800,000 people were slaughtered in the span of three months. Though many people would say this event had no compromise, the genocide contributed to the unification of Rwanda and how it is today. The Rwandan Genocide was an event that occurred

Immediately following the assassination of Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana on April 6th 1994, Hutu extremist radio stations in Kigali began broadcasting throughout the entire country. They repeatedly called out for Hutu’s to “take their country back” by simply telling them to “go to work”, all of which was a kind of dog-whistle terminology calling for the mass murder Tutsis. These radio stations would used to broadcast mobilizing rhetoric and to give orders to the armed Hutus throughout the

Rwandan Genocide Warfare is always destructive, and effects the people for a longtime. Genocide however always has a long effect not only on the country that has suffered from the warfare, but the world. The Rwandan Genocide didn't last long like the Holocaust, but it was the shortest genocide in history with fatal results. The Rwandan Genocide was cause by inter-racial tension in the country. This conflicted could have been avoided or even nonexistent if the European negative presence was never

intentionally carried out to harm or certain civilian population. They always occur when one group or leader has ultra-nationalistic values and beliefs, meaning they feel they are above all others and are superior. Historically, there has never been a genocide or crime against humanity that was unexpected or an incident that couldn’t have been stopped. In the world we live in today, despite the fact that most of the population has internet access and social media right at their fingertips, passionate acts

The Rwandan genocide was the killing of 800,000 people in just 100 days. The Rwandan genocide took place in 1994. During this time Rwanda was a small country with a mostly agricultural economy. Although it is small it had one of the largest populations. In 1994 Rwanda was made up of three different ethnic groups. The Hutu made of 85% of the Rwandan population. The Tutsi’s made of 14% of the population and was the minority. The Twa was a small Pygmy group that made up 1% of the population (unitedhumanrights

The Rwandan Genocide was the most quickly escalated genocide of all time killing over 800,000 Rwandans in the span of 100 days. Raphael Lemkin invented the word genocide as a term of incrimination and defines it as “the extermination of racial and religious groups … racial, or religious groups”(Sands 2016, 188) The goal of the genocide that was conducted by the Hutu militias and government was to exterminate ethnic Tutsis. (United Nations 2012) The Hutu used the Tutsi as a scapegoat for the country's

world. For instance, the Rwandan Genocide and the horrendous actions that occured have shaped how Rwanda is today, yet aren’t known to the rest of the world. After years of ethnic conflicts arising between the Hutus and the Tutsi, the tensions finally hit their highest in 1994. In a span of 100 days, people were killed by the thousands while the world stood by and watched. Today, Rwanda is used as a reminder to the United Nations as their failure to put an end to the genocide. For years on end, ethnic

Genocide refers to the “deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular nation or ethnic group.” The Rwandan Genocide began on the 7th April 1994 and ended in July 1994. It occurred as a result of the death of the Rwandan president, Juvénal Habyarimana, a hutu, who lost his life in a plane crash. This sparked outrage across the country, where many Tutsis were attacked by extreme members of the Hutu national ethnic majority. As a consequence of this 800,000 people