There were three different ethnic groups Rwanda: Tutsi, Hutu, and Twa. In the early 1990’s the Hutu were in charge of most of the government and blamed the Tutsi for the increase in social, economic, and political problems, because the Tutsi had ruled the country for several year before this.
In 1994 was when it all started, a Hutu, Habyarimana the president at the time was in a plane and it was shot down by Tutsi rebels. All killings started very soon after this. All Tutsi and expected Tutsi were shot and killed at their own homes. The women were taking and raped. 200,000 people were said to be involved planning of the Rwanda genocide. In only weeks after April 6, 1994 over ¾ of the Tutsi population was killed. About 800,000 men, women, and children were all killed; this also included many Hutu who were helping out the Tutsis. This genocide resulted in a civil war. The civil war was ended when the Tutsi defeated Hutu and Paul Kagame became the president.
Many other countries such as France, Belgium, USA, and United Nations knew of these plans of mass murder but none of them stepped in soon of enough to prevent any of this.
Personal thoughts;
I think that is terrible, no one should ever have to suffer like this because they are “different”. When are all different in some way so the people that are doing this have no room to judge because they aren’t perfect either. Two things I remember from when I little “No one is perfect and God made as all different, because we all unique in our own way.” I just don’t understand what makes this people think they can go around killing people.
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