Rwanda Genocide

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  • Germany colonizes Rwanda

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    Rwanda Genocide - By: Nelson Reis

  • Belgians take control of Rwanda

  • Belgians mandate that Rwandans must wear identity cards

    identifying them as either Hutu, Tutsi, or Twa

  • UN declares Genocide a crime under international law

  • Hutu rebellion begins against the Tutsis

  • Tutsi monarchy abolished

  • Rwanda gains independence

  • President Habyarimana takes control of Rwanda

  • Rwandan Patriotic Front is created

  • RPF invade Rwanda, sets off civil war

  • Ten Commandments for the Hutu published

  • New constitution allows for multiple political parties

  • RTLM began broadcasting and spreading hate

  • Habyarimana signs Arusha Accords

  • President Habyarimana's plane is shot out of the sky/He dies

  • Hutus begin slaughtering Tutsis

  • Hutu extremists purge gov. of political opponents

  • 250,000 people, mostly Tutsi, flee to Tanzania

  • French establish safe zone in southwest corner of Rwanda

  • Appx. 1 million people, mostly Hutu, flee to Zaire

  • Genocide ends when the RPF gains control of the country