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In early 1890, the Germans colonize much of central Africa. Germany did little to change the social statusees in much of the region, especially in Rwanda.
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Throughout World War I Germany's colonies were continuously invaded by Allied forces around the globe, just like Rwanda. It continued even after the remainder of the war.
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The League of Nations Council let Belgium a have rule over the Territory of Ruanda-Urundi. Belgium was officially supposed to administer the country while respecting freedom of religion, prohibiting slavery and pledging not to establish any military bases in the territory.
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The Belgiums are influenced by the idea of Social Darwism and inact the ide that Tusti are superior to the Hutu. So they administer Ethnic cards.
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The United Nations replaced the failed League of Nations as the Peace keeping International Group.
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Rwanda is promised that they would be prepared for freedom while still under the rule of the Belgians.
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This was drafted by the Rwandan Hutu intellectuals that stated the overall unification of the Hutu people as a equal party but with the major exclusion of the Tutsi.
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After much struggle. The Hutu begin their revolution to go against the Tutsi. The hutu are able to over throw the Tutsi political leaders.
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Rwanda is finally named a Republic.
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In response to a Hutu rebellion that killed 12,000 Tutsi, the Burundi government made revenge killings on the Hutu population, killing over a 100,000 Hutu. Tens of thousands of Hutu civilians fled the country. This massacre made further radicalization of the Hutu population in Rwanda.
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Kaiyabanda is overthrown and Maj. Gen. Juvénal Habyarimana, a moderate Hutu who was commander of the national guard rises to power.
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The Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide convention is taken up by the UN general Assembly after seeing the level of death that the Holocaust had.
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Exiled Tutsis, with newly-found military experience from participation in border skirmishes, formed the Rwandan Patriotic Front.
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The RPF invade in hopes of regaining equalization.
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The President Juvenal Habyarimana signs a cease fire treaty.
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It ends after an RPF assault occurs.
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An RPF assault occurs and stops cease Fire Treaty.
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It is created and signed. by the President Juvenal Habyarimana, but does little to end fighting.
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Many Tutsi died
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Rwandan leader President Juvenal Habyarimana dies, Tutsi are blamed.
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The Interahamwe (Hutu extremists) and armed forces began to kill moderate leaders and Tutsis. The UN tried to protect the Prime Minister, Madame Agathe Uwiligiyimana. They had to surrender their weapons at gunpoint to the extremists and allow them to kill the Prime Minister. Ten Belgium soldiers were taken hostage and killed.
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Refugee camps start to fall apart and are under the control of Hutu milita.
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Belgium pulls out their officers after ten are killed.
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After only two weeks more than 100 thousand are dead.
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The UN authorizes the nations to send out peacemakers. However, no one does anything because it is'nt in anyones best interest.
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After Rwandan rebel commander claims victory on the Hutu goverment.
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People claim its bassed off of the Arusha Accord.
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UN-appointed international tribunal begins charging and sentencing a number of people responsible for the Hutu-Tutsi atrocities.
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In 2000, the UN explicitly declared its reaction to Rwanda a "failure".
