1. Crisis: Rwanda, 1994 Your Name ______________________________
Period ______________
Unit 1 – Africa
Lesson 10 – Crisis – Rwanda 1994

2. The Crisis Genocide: killing of an entire race of people
Hutu rebels slaughtered Tutsi ethnic minority
Killed nearly 1 million Tutsis
Goal: eliminate them from existence

3. The background to hatred
Hutus were angry at Tutsis
For years, Rwanda was a colony of Belgium
Belgium used Tutsi minority to rule
Issued passbooks to show tribal identity
Hutus were a majority, but had no power

4. More background to the hatred
Prior to 1962 Independence, Hutus started attacking Tutsis
100,000 escaped to neighboring countries
They formed the Rwanda Patriotic Front army (RPF)
They attacked from the outside

5. Hutus prepare to eliminate the Tutsis
Every time the RPF attacked, the Hutu government retaliated with slaughter and repression of Tutsis
1973 – a Hutu general overthrew the government in a military coup
He ruled as a dictator
Juvénal Habyarimana

6. The 1990 Civil War Foreign investment grew the economy
Attacks diminished, population grew, all seemed OK.
Mostly, Hutus prospered, Tutsis did not
Suddenly, in 1990, the RPF attacked, a Civil War started, and weakened the President
1993 – the Hutu President was forced to sign a peace treaty

7. The beginning of the conflict
Hutus were livid. Some formed civilian run militant group (Interhamwe) to combat RPF
1994, a plane carrying the Presidents of Rwanda and Burundi was shot down
Hutus blamed RPF
Interhamwe coordinated attacks on Tutsis

8. The Rwanda Crisis, 1993 RPF (Tutsi rebel army)
INTERHAMWE (civilian Hutu thugs)
RWANDA MILITARY (sided with Hutus)
Extremist Hutu set up road blocks and killed all Tutsi and moderate Hutu
Forced civilians to take up arms and rat out neighbors
Tutsis were being exterminated

9. Murders grew to the thousands

10. Refugees grew the millions

11. Refugee camp

13. The “real” Hotel Rwanda guys
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Nick Nolte
Don Cheadle
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Paul Rusesabagina
Gen Romeo Dallaire