PPT-THE HUTUS AND TUTSIS

What is Colonialism Colonialism  is the establishment maintenance acquisition and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another territory It is a process whereby the  metropole. Problématique : Comment les événements ont-ils contribué à faire basculer le monde . . d’un système bipolaire à un système multipolaire ?. Séance 1 : un mur à Berlin. Project report. BCM390, “Media, war and peace,” autumn session, 2013. University of Wollongong. The project report had two components. For details of the assignment see . http://www.bmartin.cc/classes/BCM390_13outline.pdf. Aim: What was the impact of the tragic events in Rwanda? . Do Now:. What does the word “genocide” mean?. Write about a time and place where “genocide” occurred.. What is Genocide?. Genocide means actions committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.. By Justin Oates. The Beginning. King . Rwabugiri. a Tutsi, during his reign . unitied. all the regions of Rwanda under one central government in the late 19. th. century.. Chiefs from the royal court mostly Tutsi replaced the king in reigns like . By: Cecilia, Elizabeth, and Anton 802. By: Cecilia. Introduction to Rwandan Genocide. What was the Rwanda Genocide ? . The . Rwanda Genocide involved the Hutus and the Tutsis. From April to July 1994, people of the Hutu ethnic majority killed approximately 800,000 people, a large percentage of the Tutsis ethnic minority. The genocide began by the death of the Rwandan President Juvenal . WANDA. RWANDA’S HISTORY. Former colony of Belgium 1916 – 1962. Belgians considered Tutsis superior. Rwanda Gained independence in 1962. Two major ethnic groups in Rwanda. Hutus (90% of population). africa. Physical geography. The great rift valley. Begins in Syria and ends in Mozambique. 2 branches:. 1) Western Rift Valley cuts through Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda; Lake Tanganyika runs through center (one of world’s longest and deepest freshwater lakes). Imperialism: . A stronger nation takes over a weaker country and dominates politically, economically and socially. Motives for European Imperialism:. Economic. - they need natural resources and labor for factories. on April 6, 1994, and for . the next . hundred days, up to 800,000 Tutsis were killed by Hutu militia using clubs and machetes . It was sparked . by death of Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, a Hutu, when his plane was shot down above Kigali airport on April 6, 1994. What is Genocide?. The word has a specific meaning. Genocide is. Acts committed. With the intent. To destroy (in whole or in part). A group of people. Based on a specific characteristic of that group, such as. Twenty Years On: Rwanda Remembered. ©. WorldAIMS. Rwanda Remembered. In 1994, the African country of Rwanda witnessed one of the most brutal and swift genocides in recent times.. Within the space of just 100 days it is estimated that over 800,000 Rwandans were killed.. Rwanda. History/facts:. 85% of Rwandans are Hutus but for most of Rwandan history the country was dominated by the Tutsi minority.. Tutsi in early Rwandan society were in charge of the cattle while Hutu tended the land. . WITNESS TO GENOCIDE SERIESThe Nuns of Sovu in BelgiumISSUE 11FEBRUARY 2000PO Box 3836 Kigali RwandaTel 00 250 501007 Fax 00 250 501008Email rightsrwanda1comWeb wwwafricanrightsorgWitness to Genocide I 3 . – Africa. Lesson 8 – Crisis – Rwanda 1994. 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?.