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