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Rwanda Hutus & Tutsis. Rwanda Belgium imperialized Rwanda Belgians divided people into two groups Hutus (80%) = farmers, shorter Tutsis (19%) = herders,

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1 Rwanda Hutus & Tutsis

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3 Rwanda Belgium imperialized Rwanda Belgians divided people into two groups Hutus (80%) = farmers, shorter Tutsis (19%) = herders, taller Belgians favored Tutsi’s for gov’t positions and independence leaders

4 Rwanda under Belgium Tutsis had best jobs under Belgium control Hutus were repressed Hatred towards the Tutsis Hutus will overthrow Tutsi leaders in 1962

5 Rwanda After Belgium Hutu’s president assassinated (blame on Tutsis) 800,000 + Tutsis murdered by Hutus Took only 1 month UN did not assist in time

6 Hutus Refugees return to homeland in 1996 because the fear of retaliation

7 Rwanda Today UN sponsored war crimes trials have been slowly working to convict some of the guilty A Tutsi President runs the country Violence has diminished considerably since 1996 Many Hutus fled to Congo bringing civil war Frontline video

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