PPT-Rwanda Examining Genocide in Africa in the 1990’s

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. 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. Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing, and Racism. Ancient Genocides. The Armenian Genocide. The Holocaust. Apartheid. Rwanda. Ethnic Cleansing in Yugoslavia. Darfur. Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing, and Racism Project. 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.. 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 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 . The Holocaust and Rwanda. Genocide. the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group. Examples: Holocaust, Rwanda, Armenians, Bosnia, Sudan. Concentration Camp for Bosnian Muslims and Croats. 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. 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). 0 RWANDA MINISTRY OF HEALTH Rwanda Biomedical Center - March 2014 GLOBAL AIDS RESPONSE PROGRESS REPORT (GARPR) 2014 Page | 1 RWANDA GLOBAL AIDS RESPONSE PROGRESS REPORT (GARPR) 2014 Page | 2 Ac 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. . of 1994 . By: Abby, Bryce, Jose . Date it Began . It lasted 100 days and in that time between 500,000 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.. 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