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100 Days of Murder: The Rwandan Genocide, April 6 - June 22, 1994
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The Origins the Rwandan Genocide The Kingdom of Rwanda: Tutsis and Hutus 1890Germany awarded Rwanda 1918-1962Rwanda under the Belgians: Constructing Ethnic Divisions, Racism, and New Hatreds 1959Hutu Emancipation Movement 1962 Rwandan Independence, Hutu Nationalism, 20,000 Dead Tutsis 1964/1974 Pogroms against Tutsis 1990 Rwandese Patriotic Front (Tutsis) Invades 1993-1994Preparation for Genocide: Racist Propaganda and the Interahamwe Hutu Militias January 1994UN Commander learns of genocide plans; UN, USA, France, Russia, and China refuse material aid.
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Timeline of Genocide (1994) April 6 Hutu President’s Jet Shot-Down - Signal for Murder Hutu Militia’s round up and kill Tutsis and Hutu political opponents; UN Soldiers unable to prevent escalation of violence. April-July 800-900,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus murdered (equals Auschwitz efficiency); machetes weapon of choice; United Nations and “Great” Powers Do Nothing. April 29 UN concedes that “acts of genocide may have been committed; 500,000 Rwandans killed. June 22 French intervene, do little to stop killing July Tutsi Rebels of RPF defeat Hut government and end genocide; Millions of Hutus, fearing retribution, flee to Congo, provoking a new war that leads to 3 million more deaths and continues today. 1998 President Bill Clinton travels to Rwanda and apologizes for American inaction during the Genocide. 5000 American troops could have saved 400,000 lives.
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The Interahamwe: The Killers
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The Murdered
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Counting the Dead
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Orphans of the Genocide
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Hutu Refugees
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A Century of Mass Murder: CountryYearsApproximate Toll Soviet Union (Stalin)1930s-50s10-20 million Mao Tse Tung1950s-1960s20-30 million The Holocaust (Hitler)1939-19456 million Japan in China1937-19455+ million Cambodia (Pol Pot)1975-19761.7 million North Korea (Kim il Jung)1994-95c. 1-2 million Armenia (Turkey)19151.2 million Ruanda1994800,000 East Timor1976-78600,000 Darfur (Sudan)Ongoing250,000 & Counting
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Darfur, Sudan (Today)
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