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Rwanda

The Republic of Rwanda is a densely populate country in east central Africa and the site of a genocide that took place in 1994.

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What is a summary of about rwandan genocide?

The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass murder of an estimated 800,000 people in the small East African nation of Rwanda. It happened over the course of approximately 100 days and started with the assassination of Juvénal Habyarimana on April 6. It was the culmination of longstanding ethnic competition and tensions between the minority Tutsi, who had controlled power for centuries, and the majority Hutu peoples, who had come to power in the rebellion of 1959-1962 and overthrown the Tutsi monarchy.

When did the rwandan Civil War start?

the rwanda civil war started in 1990 and finished in 1993.

Is Rwanda a developed country?

No, Rwanda is a very poor and underdeveloped country and would be classified as a LDC or least developed country.

What two groups have fought in Rwanda and Burundi?

A. xhoxa, Yoruba or b, Muslims, Christians or C, Flemish, Walloons or D) Huntus, Tutsis or E) Rwandians, Burundians

Who were the victims and who were the attackers in the Rwanda 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.

How do you say hello in Kinyarwanda?

There are a few different ways, depending on the context:

Goodbye (afternoon): MeeReeGway (Mwirirwe)
Goodbye (evening): MooRahMooKeyAy (Muramuke)
Goodbye (if not going to see for a while): MooRahBAYho (Murabeho)

What caused ethnic conflict between the Hutu's and the Tutsi's?

the war was started when a plane was shot down.the president of rwanda and the president of burundi were in that plane.....the president of rwanda was the guy who kept order there.rwanda is the state the hutus and tutsis occupy. so when there was no one in control the tutsis took over and ran the state for awhile.and the hutus didnt like it.so it is basically a war for control over the state.

When did Rwanda become independent from its colonists?

Rwanda gained independence from Belgium 1 July 1962.

Who is the current chief justice of Rwanda?

Johnston Busingye is the Attorney General for Rwanda.

What were causes and effects of the Rwanda crisis?

caused by bad leaders,bad economy or by another countries demostration of succefull revolution

Which European country took control of Rwanda?

Rwanda was ruled by Belgium from about 1918-1960.

What causes poverty in Rwanda?

Low technology is unlikely to "cause" poverty in Rwanda.

It is far more likely to draw emphasis the already existing poverty by increasing the divide of the educated people there who are likely to take advantage of high technology in comparison to the uneducated ones who won't have the opportunity to.

Who supplied the hutus with weapons?

Countries such as USA, Europe and China all supplied the Hutus with their weapons

Is the civil war in Rwanda still going on today?

Dates of the Rwandan Civil War: 2 October 1990 - 4 August 1993.

What was a major difference between the genocides in Rwanda and Yugoslavia?

Answer this question… Ethnic cleansing in Bosnia led to a military response from international forces, but ethnic cleansing in Rwanda did not.