When did the genocide happen?
The Rwandan genocide happened by two tribal groups, Hutus and Tutsis. The Hutus and Tutsis are similar they follow their traditions, and both speak the same language, but they did not get along. The Rwandan President, Juvenal Habyarimana was part of the Hutus. Then April 6, 1994 the Rwandan President's plane got shot down, the Hutus blamed the Tutsis, and that's how the genocide happened. The hatred between the Hutus and the Tutsis began when the Belgians found the Tutsis greater than the Hutus during the colonial period. According to the article Rwanda: How the genocide happened from the BBC News, "The Belgians considered the Tutsis to be superior to the Hutus.
The Tutsis welcomed this idea, and for the next 20 years they enjoyed better jobs and educational opportunities than their neighbors". This quote means that the Belgians caused the division between the Hutus, and the Tutsis by spreading hatred. The growing division between the Hutus and the Tutsis caused, the Hutu to want to kill the Tutsis. In the article, Background Ethnic Tensions in Rwanda: it said, "local officials and government sponsored radio stations called ordinary Rwandan civilians to murder their neighbors." This article meant that the government wanted all of the Tutsis to be killed, but then the RPF ( Rwandan Patriotic Front) got involved to get rid of the violent government, who started the killings.
The RPF was made up of Tutsis refugees. In the early month of July the RPF manage to have control on most of the country. Almost 2 million Hutus fled Rwanda after the RPF's triumph. A Hutu named Paul Kagame became the new vice president, and defense minister. Even though the RPF, got rid of the old government, the world could have helped to bring peace faster to Rwanda.
Many people were interviewed to explain their thoughts, feelings, and experiences about the Rwandan genocide in the Frontline documentary. Some people that were interviewed are Anthony Lake adviser for President Bill Clinton, General Romeo Dallaire the U.N forces commander, Prudence Bushnell U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for African affairs, and Ibrahim Gambari Nigeria ambassador to the U.N. All the people that were interviewed said that not helping to stop the genocide was a devastating decision. The decisions the world leaders made, not to intervene in the 100 days of the genocide, made it easier for the Hutus to massacre the Tutsis. The Hutus used machetes to kill about 800,000 men, women, and children.
After the genocide the world regrets neglecting the massacre of the Tutsis. President Bill Clinton said that we could have saved many Tutsis from the genocide, and he regrets not doing more to save them. Even though the world regrets people's death they could have done more to stop the genocide.
The Tutsis welcomed this idea, and for the next 20 years they enjoyed better jobs and educational opportunities than their neighbors". This quote means that the Belgians caused the division between the Hutus, and the Tutsis by spreading hatred. The growing division between the Hutus and the Tutsis caused, the Hutu to want to kill the Tutsis. In the article, Background Ethnic Tensions in Rwanda: it said, "local officials and government sponsored radio stations called ordinary Rwandan civilians to murder their neighbors." This article meant that the government wanted all of the Tutsis to be killed, but then the RPF ( Rwandan Patriotic Front) got involved to get rid of the violent government, who started the killings.
The RPF was made up of Tutsis refugees. In the early month of July the RPF manage to have control on most of the country. Almost 2 million Hutus fled Rwanda after the RPF's triumph. A Hutu named Paul Kagame became the new vice president, and defense minister. Even though the RPF, got rid of the old government, the world could have helped to bring peace faster to Rwanda.
Many people were interviewed to explain their thoughts, feelings, and experiences about the Rwandan genocide in the Frontline documentary. Some people that were interviewed are Anthony Lake adviser for President Bill Clinton, General Romeo Dallaire the U.N forces commander, Prudence Bushnell U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for African affairs, and Ibrahim Gambari Nigeria ambassador to the U.N. All the people that were interviewed said that not helping to stop the genocide was a devastating decision. The decisions the world leaders made, not to intervene in the 100 days of the genocide, made it easier for the Hutus to massacre the Tutsis. The Hutus used machetes to kill about 800,000 men, women, and children.
After the genocide the world regrets neglecting the massacre of the Tutsis. President Bill Clinton said that we could have saved many Tutsis from the genocide, and he regrets not doing more to save them. Even though the world regrets people's death they could have done more to stop the genocide.
