1. The Rwandan Genocide Daniela Aguero & Nnenna Ezera

2. Rwanda History/facts: 85% of Rwandans are Hutus but for most of Rwandan history the country was dominated by the Tutsi minority. Tutsi in early Rwandan society were in charge of the cattle while Hutu tended the land. This class distinction was solidified in the 1930s when Belgium, which had colonized Rwanda, issued identity cards labeling everyone as either Tutsi, Hutu, or Twa (another minority in the country).

3. Rising Tensions In 1959, the Hutu majority overthrew the Tutsi minority A Tutsi rebel group (Rwandan Patriotic Front a.k.a. RPF) invaded Rwanda in 1990 until a peace deal was signed in 1993. Hutu extremists blamed the whole Tutsi population for the country’s problems.

4. The Turning Point On April 6, 1994 a plane with President Juvenal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira was shot down. They were both Hutus so the Hutu extremists blamed the RPF. The RPF believed that Hutus shot down the pane to provide an excuse for the genocide.

5. Beginning of the Conflict Hutu extremists launched a campaign to eliminate the Tutsi minority. First they killed more moderate political leaders who could have possibly taken charge to stop the genocide. People were identified as Tutsi on their ID cards, so roadblocks were set up to prevent escape.

6. Genocide April – July 1994 lasted 100 days. Propaganda was broadcasted over the radio encouraging all Hutus to kill Tutsis. Killing was mainly carried out with machetes. Neighbors and even family members killed each other. 800,000 men, women, and children died

7. Aftermath About 2 million Hutus fled across the border into DR Congo fearing revenge attacks. The RPF killed thousands of Hutu civilians when they took power. Thousands more died due to disease in refugee camps.

8. Aftermath (Continued) The refugees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as Zaire) directly led to the conflicts the country faced for the next two decades. The was little to no international intervention in this genocide. Almost 2 million people were tried in local courts for their role in the genocide. It is now illegal to talk about ethnicity in Rwanda in order to avoid conflict.

9. How to Support There are many organizations and foundations in which one can donate to in order to support those affected by the genocide. Example: http://survivors-fund.org.uk/ (lists many organizations that one could donate to in order to support Rwanda and its people)http://survivors-fund.org.uk/ The United Nation also has an outreach program for those interested in supporting the survivors. Found at: http://www.un.org/en/preventgenocide/rwanda/about/support.shtml http://www.un.org/en/preventgenocide/rwanda/about/support.shtml

10. Works Cited Image 1 - http://endgenocide.org/learn/past-genocides/the-rwandan-genocide/ Image 2 - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rwanda_in_Africa_(special_marker)_(-mini_map_- rivers).svg Image 3 - https://2ndperiodaphug.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/674_1jp_rwanda_scaler_16.jpg Image 4 - https://www.emaze.com/@AOIWOLIQ/The-Genocide-Of-Rwanda Image 5 - http://rwanda.worldvisionmagazine.org/#!introduction http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26875506 http://www.unitedhumanrights.org/Genocide/genocide_in_rwanda.htm http://survivors-fund.org.uk/ http://www.un.org/en/preventgenocide/rwanda/about/support.shtml