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RWANDA. Land of a Thousand Hills. Rwanda is called the “Land of a Thousand Hills”. Golf Course in Kigali, Rwanda. Where is Rwanda?. Landlocked 10.7 million people. Houston has about 2.25 million people Most densely populated country in Africa. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Where is Rwanda?
• Landlocked• 10.7 million people. Houston has about 2.25 million people• Most densely populated country in Africa
Rwandan President, Paul Rwandan President, Paul Kagame meeting with US Kagame meeting with US
PresidentsPresidents
Dr. Livingstone & the Slave Trade
• In the 1800s, Dr. Livingstone wanted Europe to spread the 3 Cs into Africa to stop the Slave Trade:
- Commerce
- Christianity
- their Civilization
• Europe thus stops the Slave trade and starts Colonizing…
Colonizing Africa
4 Main European Countries that Colonize Africa:1. Britain2. France3. Portugal4. Germany
5 “Benefits” European bring into Africa:1. New crops2. Legal system3. Basic schooling4. Roads5. Medicine
Berlin Conference of 1884-1885
• European powers divide Africa amongst themselves
• Rwanda & Burundi are given to Germany
• WWI ends in 1919 –Germany lost, thus lose all their colonies
• Belgium is given Rwanda and Burundi.
Ethnic Groups
• Hutu (Bantu) 84%,
• Tutsi (Hamitic) 15%,
• Twa (Pygmy) 1%
History: Racial Classification and Colonialism
The size of the nose and the color of the eyes were factors that determined whether a person was classified as Hutu, Tutsi or Twa.
Prior to colonization, the people of the region lived together. The Belgian colonization put one group above the others.
TimelineTimeline• For centuries, the Hutus and Tutsis lived together
peacefully in a feudal relationship.– Hutus farmed and give food to Tutsis.– In-turn the Tutsis give Hutus protection from invading
tribes.• 1959–1960 – Hutus start an uprising in Rwanda &
start killing Tutsis. – Hutus overthrow Tutsi king – 200,000 Tutsis were driven into exile in neighboring
countries• 1962 – Rwanda and Burundi gain independence
– Hutus gain control of Rwanda– Tutsis gain control of Burundi
Genocide: 1994
Tools of genocide: assassinations, death lists, hate propaganda, demonizing, civilian militias, and rape
The United Nations estimated that at least a quarter-million women were raped during the genocide
TimelineTimeline (con’t)• 1990 – the children of the Tutsi exiles form the R.P.F. & begin a civil war against the Hutus in Rwanda
• April 1994 – the Hutu genocide against the Tutsis begins
• July 1994 – Tutsi forces gain power in Rwanda. – approx. 2 million Hutu refugees (fearing Tutsi revenge) flee to
neighboring countries Since then, most of the refugees have returned to Rwanda, but
several thousand remained in the neighboring DRC and formed an extremist rebellion with the goal of retaking Rwanda.
• 1996 – Civil War erupts in Burundi between Hutus & Tutsis
One Hundred Days
One Million Dead
Justice System
• “Big” criminals of the genocide tried in Arusha, Tanzania.
• The new government resurrected an old tribal court system called Gacaca.
Tutsis vs. HutusTutsis vs. Hutus
Tutsis• “natural leaders”• Warriors and Cattle
Owners• Favored by Belgians
– promoted in society• Hutus call them
cockroaches
Hutus• Largest ethnic group
in Rwanda • Farmers by tradition• Exploited by
Belgians – denied positions of
authority until Belgians leave, then they are given all power in the government.
Hotel RwandaMovie
Notes
Names & TermsNames & Terms• Rwanda required people to carry ID cards
– stamped Hutu or Tutsi
• Kigali – Capital of Rwanda
• Paul Rusesabagina Main character, Hutu, hotel manager
• Tatiana Rusesabagina Paul’s wife, Tutsi
• Colonel Oliver – United Nations Official – in real life he is a Canadian man named Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire
Names & TermsNames & Terms• Rwanda required people to carry ID cards
– stamped Hutu or Tutsi
• Kigali – Capital of Rwanda
• Paul Rusesabagina Main character, Hutu,
hotel manager
• Tatiana Rusesabagina Paul’s wife, Tutsi
Militia – a private army - NOTNOT the government’s military• Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) – Tutsi Militia
• Interahamwe – Hutu Militia – use radio station to get out signals (cut the tall trees)
– kills the President of Rwanda & Burundi and say the Tutsi did it. This gives them the excuse to start killing them.
• George Rutaganda – leader of the Interahamwe
• General Bizimungu – Gen. of Rwandan Army (aids the Interahamwe)
Names and TermsNames and Terms
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-10887488
Poster of Fugitive
s Wanted
for Genocid
e in Rwanda
General Bizimungu
George RutagandaApril 2010
Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire• Colonel Oliver’s character in Hotel
Rwanda was based UN’s Lt. Gen. Romeo Dallaire.
• Dallaire wrote an autobiography titled Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda (2003). In 2007, the book was turned into a movie.
• The book & movie recount Dallaire's harrowing personal journey during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide & how the United Nations failed to heed Dallaire's urgent pleas for further assistance to halt the massacre.