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Rwanda

Rwanda. Rwandan Geography. Located in East-Central Africa Landlocked, but located on Lake Kivu Well known for its lush countryside and arable land. Early History. Hutu population first arrived from Congo in the 10 th Century (900s)

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Rwanda

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  1. Rwanda

  2. Rwandan Geography • Located in East-Central Africa • Landlocked, but located on Lake Kivu • Well known for its lush countryside and arable land

  3. Early History • Hutu population first arrived from Congo in the 10th Century (900s) • Tutsis arrived in the 15th Century and conquered the Hutus (1400s) • Tutsis created a feudal system • Hutus became serfs • Tutsis maintained their superiority and feudal system until the arrival of the Europeans in the 19th Century (1800s) • The difference between the two would come to focus on wealth, determined by number cows

  4. Rwanda and the Europeans • Traders first arrived in 1858 • Germans arrived in 1890 after the Berlin Conference • The Mwami, or Tutsi kings, accepted Germans without a fight • Germans ruled the territory until 1918 • Belgians appointed as the protector by the League of Nations

  5. Life Under Belgian Rule • The Tutsi kings were allowed to continue to rule • Tutsis represented only 15% of the population • Only Tutsi males were educated • Coffee was established as a cash crop • ID cards were required to be carried at all times • Made it impossible to change from Hutu to Tutsi based on wealthy • Hutu resistance was violently suppressed – amputation was a standard punishment

  6. 1959 Hutu Rebellion • Hutus began speaking out against inequalities in the 1950s • The death of the king prompted many Hutus to rebel • Hutus began fighting against Tutsis throughout the country • Hutus successfully overthrew the government and gained control • Beginnings of independence

  7. Independence • 1960 – Elections were held after the Hutu Revolution • Gregoire Kayibanda was elected Prime Minister • 1961 – Parliament abolished the Tutsi monarchy and declared Rwanda to be a republic • July 1, 1962 – Belgium is pressured by the UN to grant Rwanda its independence • Kayibanda served as President and was re-elected in ‘65 and ‘69

  8. Life after Independence • 1964 – Exiled Tutsis invade Rwanda and attempt coup • Hutu army defeats rebels and respond by killing Tutsis • 1973 – President Kayibanda is overthrow in a military coup by Juvenal Habyarimana • Habyarimana operates as a dictator • 1990 –Rwandan Patriotic Front, led by Paul Kagame (Tutsi), attacks to gain control of the government • 1993 – UN brokers a deal to share power between the two and peacekeepers are sent to Rwanda

  9. Build up to Genocide • Directions: With a partner, brainstorm the answers to the following questions: • What is the historical relationship between the Hutus and the Tutsis? • What in Rwanda’s history could have contributed to the genocide? • What event do you think was the most influential in the years before the genocide?

  10. Genocide • April 1994 – President Habyarimana’s plane is shot down • Systematic killing of Tutsis and moderate Hutus begins immediately • Rwandan Patriotic Front begins to fight against Hutu Army • Country dissolves into civil war • Hutus flee Rwanda for neighboring Burundi and the Congo

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  12. After the Genocide Paul Kagame preparing to vote • UN troops remained until 1996 • Tutsis and Hutus continued to fight over the borders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda • May 2003 – A new constitution was ratified • August 2003 – RPF leader Paul Kagame is elected president of Rwanda • Kagame has been accused of censoring opposition

  13. Rwanda Today • 2008 GDP Per Capita = $427 • 64% literacy rate • The average student is in school until the age of 9 • Average primary school has 66 students for every teacher • 17% urban population, 83% rural • 2.1% population growth rate per year • Average life expectancy =41 years of age • Doctors = 1 per 10,000 people

  14. Rwanda Today Directions: With a partner, brainstorm the answers to the following questions • Is Rwanda Developed, Developing, or Least Developed? • How has Rwanda’s history affected its current status? • What is the biggest problem facing Rwanda today?

  15. Applying Rwanda to Africa With a partner/small group: Identify at least 2 problems that Rwanda has suffered as a result of imperialism – Be sure to identify how it is connected to imperialism!

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