PPT-Rwanda The Rwandan Genocide starting in April 1994 ended in July

of 1994 By Abby Bryce Jose Date it Began It lasted 100 days and in that time between 500000 and one million Rwandan Tuties where murdered Cause of conflict Causes of the conflict arose from the tensions between the religious groups called the Hutu and Tuitses. UN Peacekeeping. Josh . H. ombrebueno. Background. Before the 1960’s, Rwanda was ruled by the country of Belgium. The Belgians favoured the ethnic group known as the “Tutsis”, who made up 15% of the nation’s population, because they looked more European than the other ethnic group known as the “Hutus”.. 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.. Canada’s Peacekeeping Failure. 5Ws (Background). Who: Tutsi and Hutu. Tutsi. and . Hutu. – two main ethnic groups in Rwanda, Africa.. In the 1400s the Tutsi’s formed most of the population of nobility and the Hutu majority (85%) of the population was mostly poor peasants.. MWH - CORNING. GEoGRAPHY. Rwanda. , in east-central Africa, is surrounded by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, and Burundi. . http://. www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/2008/04/23-End/rwanda_sm00.jpg. 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 . Perpetrators. When: April 6, 1994 – July 15, 1994. Who: Hutu-led government and Hutu extremists. Theoneste. . Bagosora. (1941-present). Chief of Staff, Ministry of Defense. Established . Interahamwe. (CNLG). KWIBUKA23 AND THE FIGHT AGAINST GENOCIDE DENIAL AND IDEOLOGY. Presented . by:. Jean-Damascène Gasanabo, PhD. Director General. Research and Documentation Center on Genocide. CNLG. Berlin, 7 April 2017. The conflict between the Rwandan Tutsi and Hutu communities took place between April and June of 1994, and caused a massive genocide of an estimated 800,000 people, mostly consisting of Tutsis. The attacks began with two Hutu government officials being shot down in their plane, which Hutus believed was caused by the Rwandan Patriotic Front, a Tutsi rebellion group. The RPF, however, denies this. They believe the Hutus performed this act for an excuse to start war. . 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. 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. . onomic stressors during a ten year period. In this section I will inve ethnic violence: the symbolist political theory developed by Political Science scholar Stuart Kaufman, and the rational choice th 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?.