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Rwanda is a landlocked country south of Burundi, east of Congo and west of Tanzania. It was part of German East Africa until the Belgians occupied Rwanda-Urundi in 1916. In 1961 Rwanda became independent.
Rwanda was administered by the Belgians after WW 1. French is one of the languages of Belgium, and was used internationally as a "common language" for many years throughout Europe and Africa.
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.
Rwanda and Burundi were originally part of German East Africa but were allocated to Belgium as mandated territories by the League of Nations after World War I. They were known as Ruanda-Urundi during this period.
Rwanda was colonized by Germany until 1917.
The Belgians put the Tutsi monarchy in charge of Rwanda during their colonial rule, which began after World War I. They favored the Tutsi minority over the Hutu majority, granting the Tutsi political and social privileges. This decision sowed the seeds of ethnic division and tension between the Hutus and Tutsis, which would later contribute to significant conflict in the region, including the Rwandan Genocide in 1994.
Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), a political party currently in power in Rwanda.
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