What caused Rwandan genocide?

Answer 1

A genocide is when a person or a group of people try to exterminate a whole race or culture. The Hutu's were trying to extermanate the Tutsi's because of their race. That's what made it a genocide.

Answer 2

In Rwanda there are two groups, the Hutus and the Tutsis. These people lived together, they were neighbors and friends. Gradually however the Hutus began to hate the Tutsis because of hate radio and other reasons. A militia of Hutus began going out each day and massacring hundreds of Hutus, even their own neighbors and wives. A rebel army of Tutsis was fighting the Hutu army to try to stop them. Finally the Tutsis won, but an unbelievable number of Tutsis had died.
I would suggest looking it up on wikipedia for more information.

Answer 3

•The Hutus and the Tutsi have been fighting for years over who should lead and who should follow. This conflicting relationship started when Belguim colonized there in 1916. They gave the people identity cards classifying people by their ethnicity. The belgesregarded the Tutsis as superior to the Hutus. For many years the Tutsis lived above the Hutus enjoying the better side of Rwandan life. When Belgium granted Rwanda independence in 1962 the Hutus had had enough. The Hutus blamed the Tutsi for their problems and treated them badly. Over the years the rwandans ecenomicsituation just got worse. They blamed it on their current president Juvenal Habyarima. A group called the Rwandan Patriotic Front, led by Mr. Kagame was planning to over throw President Habyarima. In and effort to stop his overthrownment Habyarima began•…August 1993 there was a treaty signed between president Habyarimana and the RPF, but even this did not completely stop the conflicts. A year later the presidents plane was shot down sending the country into turmiol. The President of Burundi and several chief members of staff died in the crash. The identity of the killer was never found out. Back in Kigali when they heard the news the presidential guard went on a murderous rampage targeting Tutsis and moderate Hutus. The first to start the killing were military officials, bisuness men, and politicians but many more would join in the killing spree. The government encouraged these killings and drove the people on. A group called the Interhamwe meaing, those who attack together, was formed. The most recruits they ever had were 30,000. The people of the Interhamwe were given rewards such as food and supplies for their wrong doings and were told they could take the land of anyone they killed. When the RPF heard of the presidents death they took the opportunity to increase they're attacks on the government. In July the same year the RPF took Kigali. The government colapsed and a cease-fire was declared. When the news spread of the RPF's victory Hutus fled to neighboring countries. I new government was formed and a Hutus by the name of Pasteur Bizimungu was elected president. In years to come the Tutsis would rise to power again pushing the Hutus farther into the DR Congo. The two countries of races still fight against each other and there are still rebeliousgroups who patrol the streets of Rwanda "guarding" against the Hutus and a genocide.

This answer is from a PowerPoint I did on the Rwandan Genocide.

Answer 4

The Hutus as they wanted to exterminate the Tutsis :( its a very sad genocide.............