Rwanda

The blue color symbolizes joy and peace. The yellow color in the flag symbolizes the Rwanda's mineral wealth and development in economic field. The third one which is green symbolizes Rwanda's prosperity and natural resources.

belgium created the division to make the people stop hating them and sart hating each other

Rwanda was colonized by Germany until 1917.

Boiled beans, bananas, sweet potato, cassava. Dishes like umutsima (made with cassava and corn) and isombe (cassava leaves, eggplant and spinach) are also popular. Fried plantains are also popular. Barbequed meat is consumed a lot and the men like to drink beer. Beer is made from sorghum and corn. Beef and chicken are the most popular meats.

Rwanda is 26,338 Sq. Km. and the State of Maryland is 27,092 Sq. Km., so you could say that Rwanda is about the size of Maryland. It is closer to the size of Maryland than it is to any other state in the USA.

The issue in Rwanda is not Religion, its ethnicity. 84% of the population belongs to the Hutu tribe and 15% are Tutsi (source: CIA Factbook). Both tribes are of mixed faith but mainly Roman Catholic.

The genocide began when President Juvénal Habyarimana of the MRND party was shot down in his plane and killed. Other (more extreme) elements of Habyarimana's party then took over the rule of the country, and organised and executed the genocide. Key figures include Habyarimana's wife Agathe, who was known to be involved with extreme figures (including her brothers) and was part of a group called akazu, who were key figures in the interim government which oversaw the genocidal massacres.

Rwanda is in located in East Africa and is an incredible destination for a holiday. Safari holidays are incredible in Rwanda with a gorilla safari being a highlight.

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The opposing tribes of the Rwanda civil war were the Hutus and the Tutsis.

When the Belgians had control, they appointed the Tutsis to have power over the Hutu. That segregation led to the build up of anger and conflict. When the Beligians left, the Tutsis lost power and the Hutus took revenge on them by starting mass genocide.

Rwanda and Burundi were a German colony, but came under Belgian rule after World War 1.

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Rwanda measures 10,169 sq miles, approximately the size of Maryland.

Don Cheadleas Paul RusesabaginaSophie Okonedoas Tatiana RusesabaginaNick Nolteas Colonel Oliver (based on Roméo Dallaire)Joaquin Phoenixas Jack DaglishFana Mokoenaas General Augustin BizimunguCara Seymouras Pat ArcherJean Renoas Sabena Airlines President Mr. Tillens (uncredited)Desmond Dubeas DubeHakeem Kae-Kazimas Georges RutagandaLeleti Khumaloas Fedens

The Iraq genocide results of death was over 200,000- 227,000 and over 300,000 injured

Just around 1,000,000 people were affected physically.

50,000 girls under the age of 15 were raped and killed

Hotel Rwanda is a film made to show the world the violence and cruel things that were going on in South America. Nearly one million people were killed in less than 3 months. Paul Russesabegina (Don Chedle) was an amazing actor in the movie. He made a point, he was a true actor he showed use that he loved his people and weren't going to let himself nor anyone else give up.
ALL TOGETHER THIS MOVIE WAS OUTSTANDING!!!

The assassination of Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana in 1994 caused massive conflict between the Tutsi and Hutu ethnic groups. This conflict became the Rwandan genocide, which killed up to a million people in just 100 days.

About 800 000 people.

Rwanda, while under Dutch control, was an established colonial state. A minority group, the "Tutsis", were given special status and privileges over the majority ethnic group, the "Hutus", by the Dutch colonial powers in exchange for collaboration. Many Tutsis abused their position and repressed the Hutus. After Rwanda gained independence, the Hutu government began a program to oppress the Tutsis, some of whom began a rebellion against the Hutus. After the moderate vice-president of Rwanda was killed by the Rebels, radical Hutus incited a massive country-wide mob to begin the ethnic cleansing of the Tutsis. This is known as the "Rwandan Genocide", which eventually prompted UN intervention, although not until the end of the genocide.

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.

Juvénal Habyarimana was a dictatorial leader of the Republic of Rwanda who death in 1994 sparked the genocide. Cyprien Ntaryamira, President of Burundi also died in the plane crash.

According to the 2002 census, the population was 8,128,553. As of April 2008, it was estimated at 10,186,063.

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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.