Rwanda went through a genocide that lasted for approximately one-hundred days. In the 1990's, Rwanda was composed of three different "ethnic" groups. I said "ethnic" because the Hutu people have a slightly more broad nose and forehead, the Tutsi people have a skinnier nose and more european forehead, and the pygmy Twa people. During the Belgium colonization, the Tutsis, who were a minority compared to the Hutus, were put in power. After the colonization ended, the Hutus blamed the Tutsis for many of the countries problems. On April 6, 1994, a plane with the Hutu president onboard, was shot down. The Hutus immediately started a war soon after with the Tutsis. In the weeks after the war started, over 800,000 people were killed. About 200,000 people took part in this killing, which shows how much of a major "thing" this was. Peace has been restored for now in Rwanda. During the killing, a lot of people fled to bordering countries. Well, when the genocide was over, all the people that fled from Rwanda came back into the country. This created problems with unemployment rates, hospitals, food, water, and education.
Personally, i hope that Rwanda recovers fast, because, if the people start to well up about all the things that they are having problems with, it could start another civil war, which in turn could lead to Rwanda becoming a failed state. Also, if people are having trouble with money, and there is a local branch of al-qaeda there, the Rwandans might join against us in the "War on Terror" .
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