1. Crisis: Rwanda, 1994
Unit 3 – Africa
Lesson 8 – Crisis – Rwanda 1994

2. Essential Questions
What did the Hutu rebel army, the “Interhamwe” have planned for the Tutsi population in Rwanda?
Why is Paul Rususabagena considered a hero?

3. Questions to ponder What is genocide?
Why was Hitler’s genocide plan to repulsive?
After WWII, most Americans swore “never again,” and we’ve since been the strongest supporters of Israel. What if another race was threatened… what should we do?
Remember Somalia, 1993 (Blackhawk Down). What was our reaction to Americans drug in the street when our soldiers were there to HELP Africans?

4. Basics of the Rwanda Crisis 1994
Hutu rebels attempted to eliminate the Tutsi race in their country
Hutus slaughtered nearly 1 million Tutsis
About half of the Tutsis
This is a modern Genocide: killing of an race of people in attempt to wipe them off the planet

5. Why were the HUTU people so mad?
Hutus were angry at Tutsis
Tutsis were a part of racist laws that discriminated against Hutus
Rwanda had been a colony of Belgium
Belgium used Tutsi minority to help rule
Hutus were a majority, but had no power

6. 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

7. 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

8. 1990s – peace to 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

9. 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

10. The Rwanda Crisis, 1994 Three armies in conflict:
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
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11. Murders grew to the thousands

12. Refugees grew the millions

13. Refugee camp

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

16. Uganda Idi Amin Dada: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWSS57wXy8Y
5 evil men: