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The genocide happened because one group misunderstood the other. What happened after was too sad. If people had taken time to listen, then maybe this would not have happened.
In 1994, the ethnic rivalry and animosity of many years between the Tutsi and Hutus, the two main tribes of Rwanda exploded in a killing spree. The Human Rights Watch estimates that 800,000 people were killed in the hundred days between April and July of that year.
The book, "An Ordinary Man" by Paul Rusesabaggina, was the best book I have read on this subject; it makes it understandable how a "normal" society can, so easily, turn into chaos and Horror. I think this book should be in every high school library. The author is the main character featured in the movie "Hotel Rwanda", it is his story.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt started because of a fight over land. It also started because the president died. When this happened the Hutus took over and started killing the Tutsis.
Please read the book "An Ordinary Man" by Paul Rusesabaggina
It was the best book I have read that makes it understandable how a "normal" society can, so easily, turn into chaos and horror. I think this book should be in every high school library. The author is the main character featured in the movie "Hotel Rawanda", it is his story.
Another book that illustrates a similar situation is "Forgotten Fire" by Adam Bagdasarian, an excellent, first hand account of the 1915 Armenian genocide written for the adolescent age group. I found it most suitable for adult level reading. This is another one that should be in high school and middle school libraries.
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Was the Rwandan genocide a second Holocaust?
"The Holocaust" was the name given to the Jewish genocide after the fact. The Rwandan genocide does not have a specific name, but they are both genocides.
What are 3 incidents of genocide?
The Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide and the Armenian genocide.
Who won the rwandan genocide?
The Rwandan genocide was not really a war, since the aim of this genocide and any genocide is to exterminate a certain group of people. In the Rwandan genocide the aim was to kill all the Tutsis. Fortunately not all the Tutsis were killed in this genocide, but hundreds of thousands were and Rwanda still has to bear the scar of what happened during that horrible time to this day, so nobody won the genocide, everybody just lost.
What was the impact on society from the Rwandan genocide?
One of the major impacts on society because of the Rwandan genocide was the displacement of large populations. Many of the people that left Rwanda never returned.
When did the Rwandan Genocide Start?
The genocide took place in the context of the Rwandan Civil War, an ongoing conflict beginning in 1990 between the Hutu-led government and the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), which was largely composed of Tutsi refugees whose families had fled to Uganda following earlier waves of Hutu violence against the Tutsi. Most of the dead were Tutsis and most of those who perpetrated the violence were Hutus. The genocide was sparked by the death of the Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, a Hutu, when his plane was shot down above Kigali airport on 6 April 1994.
What was the role of the Germans in the Rwandan genocide?
They were not involved in the Rwandan genocide.
Symbolization for the rwandan genocide?
In the Rwandan Genocide, the Tutsis were refered to as cockroaches
Was the Rwandan genocide a second Holocaust?
"The Holocaust" was the name given to the Jewish genocide after the fact. The Rwandan genocide does not have a specific name, but they are both genocides.
What are 2 incidents of genocide?
The Holocaust and the Rwandan genocide.
What example of genocide occurred in 1994?
The Rwandan genocide.
What are 3 incidents of genocide?
The Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide and the Armenian genocide.
Are there any films about the rwandan genocide?
Yes, there is a very good film about the Rwandan genocide, called Hotel Rwanda.
What happen during Rwandan genocide?
During the Rwandan Genocide, over 900,00 tutsis were killed by the hutus with machetes.
Can you name three cases of genocide?
The Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide and the Armenian genocide.
What is going on now in Rwandan genocide?
The genocide ended in 1994.
Who were the vitims of the rwandan genocide?
The Tutsis.
What genocide occurred in 1990 in Rwanda?
The Rwandan Genocide occurred in 1994
