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Rwandan Genocide
Ella Collier
The Rwanda genocide was a despairing elimination of the Tutsi by the Hutus led government. On
Aril 6, 1994 a plane transporting presidents Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira was shot killing both
presidents. The Hutus blamed the Tutsi. When the Tutsi claimed they didn’t do it, the Hutus began to
attack them. Before the genocide happened the Tutsi and Hutus had tension of who should have more
power. Eventually, the Hutus ran the government. When in government the Tutsi were killed or forced to
leave Rwanda because they were seen as a threat in Hutus eyes. These attacks contributed to the Hutus
disliking the Tutsi in the genocide of 1994.
Before the genocide, Tutsi were wealthy and led the government, while the Hutu were poor and
were on the lower side of the social status. When the king who ruled died, the Hutu took advantage of
controlling the Tutsi. Many Tutsi were murdered or forced to leave Rwanda because they were seen as a
threat. According to Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, “The first election held in Rwanda saw the Hutu
majority being elected.” Soon Rwanda became a one party country Tutsi were denied jobs leading to
poverty. The president Habyarimana denied return of the Tutsi to Rwanda. When Pau Kagame who lead