rwanda timeline By lillypotter 1 CE tutsis and hutus got along well-no trouble 2 belgian came and made society based on ethnicity 3 hutus=bottom tutsis=top belgians could control easier (indirect rule) 4 belgians left, flipeed order, hutus=top, tutsis=bottom 5 civil war began-lasted 3 years 6 tutsis took over in burundi 7 rpf (tutsi army) invaded rwanda 8 arusha accord-peace treaty between rpf and hutu power, UN oversaw this treaty 9 burundi and rwandan pres died in plane crash, sparked genocide of rwanda 10 french, italy, and belgium sent troops who only saved own citizens from genocide 11 us embassy crashed 12 genocide lasted 100 days-800,000 people died 13 interhamwe did most of killing 14 rpf gained control over govt, paul kagame in charge