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Genocide in Rwanda

Genocide in Rwanda. Belgium created a system of identification cards in order to distinguish the Hutu from the Tutsi during their imperialistic rule. Hutu verses Tutsi. An estimated one million Tutsis were killed in three months. Individual Causes: Remote:

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Genocide in Rwanda

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  1. GenocideinRwanda

  2. Belgium created a system of identification cards in order to distinguish the Hutu from the Tutsi during their imperialistic rule.

  3. Hutu versesTutsi

  4. An estimated one million Tutsis were killed in three months

  5. Individual Causes: • Remote: • Charles de Broqueville, Prime Minister of Belgium, 1933. • Proximate: • President Habyarimana • President Paul Kagame

  6. State Causes: • Remote: • Identification cards issued by Belgians in 1933. • Decolonization of Rwanda • Tutsi flee Rwanda following the decolonization. • Formation of the RPF

  7. Proximate: • Rwandan Patriotic Front invasion of Rwanda (1990) • Rwandan Civil War: 1990-1992 • Death of President Habyarimana

  8. Systemic Causes: • Remote: • Belgian Imperialism • Decolonization of Rwanda • Churches involvement in Rwanda • Proximate: • Belgian/UN presence in Rwanda

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