1. Rwandan Genocide By: Caity Oleson, Markella Ho, Brenda Rodriguez, and Cierra Robinson

2. Hutu and Tutsi Live in Rwanda and Burundi Ethnic tension- Belgian routes Hutu beat Tutsi in civil war Genocide discussed before hand

3. Colonial history 1884-1923 German Occupation Favored Tutsis for their fairer skin and taller composure Believed that Hutus were there to serve Tutsis Hutu Tutsi

4. Colonial history 1923-1962 Belgian Occupation Replaced Hutu chiefs with Tutsis

5. President Juvenal Habyarimana’s Assassination April 6,1994 Hutu President Juvenal Habyarimana’s plane was shot down and he was killed

6. Juvenal Habyarimana Former President of Rwanda Plane shot down April 6 th, 1994 Aristocratic Hutu family Became army’s general “Ousted” the president before him

7. Revenge Hutus blamed Tutsis for president’s death Presidential guards kill political leaders

8. Paul Kagame Blamed for the crash Current Rwandan pres. Leader of Tutsi Thinks Hutus did it in order to wipe out the Tutsi

9. The beginning Soon after an order of slaughter was issued for more than 30,000 people.

10. Five days= 40,000 murdered Within hours Hutu gunmen began killing Tutsis and moderate Hutus-in the next five days they had killed at least 40,000 people

11. Foreigners leave April 9 th : America, France, and Belgium removed their citizens

12. The next 100 days 800,000 people killed

13. "The most horrible and systematic human massacre we have had occasion to witness since the extermination of the Jews by the Nazis." -Bertrand Russell

14. Genocide Killed regardless of age, sex, etc. Killed many political figures War rape; many Tutsi women harassed

15. Today Fighting continues between Tutsis and Hutus

16. United Nations People blame UN for not stopping the genocide

17. Population Decreased population to that of 1986

18. Orphans Thousands of children were orphaned

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20. Bibliography (continued) "Rwanda Orphans." I Love Parks. 7 Oct. 2009.. "Rwanda Population." Nation By Nation. 5 Oct. 2009.. "Rwanda: How the genocide happened." BBC News. 6 Oct. 2009.. "Timeline." PBS. 1 Apr. 2004. 3 Oct. 2009.. "Timeline: 100 days of genocide." BBC News. 6 Apr. 2004. 5 Sep. 2009.. "UN Events." UN. 7 Oct. 2009.. War Crimes. 7 Oct. 2009..