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BRIEF HISTORY ABOUT RWANDA

HUTU: They Formed the majority of the Population

and they were farmers

TUTSI: They were second in terms of population andthey were breeders. They had many cows.

TWA: They were minorities and they were potters


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Politics in AncientRwanda

The King : The King was a Tutsi and especiallyhe was from Abanyiginya Clan

The Kings Advisors: Clever people who were Hutu and

Tutsi.

The king ruled through three categories of chiefs: cattlechiefs, land chiefs and military chiefs


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POLITICS OF EUROPIAN

With their politics of dividing and conquer,

they created hatred among

Rwandans which caused many Tutsi to fleein 1959 to neighbors countries.


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Relationship Between French

govermentandHutu goverment.

1.French government

supported the Hutugovernment

by providing weapons

and also training Hutu

militiamen


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The Liberation War.

1990, Tutsi who fled in

neighbors country wanted

to come back. They were

lead by Rwigema

The RP asked the renchgo ernment to stay out of the

conflict because It was a

conflict between Rwandans but

they didnt


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The Crash ofthePresidential

Aircraft

In April 1994, The plane of Rwandan

president was shoot and the genocide started

Immediately

This Shows that the Genocide was prepared

ahead and that the only obstacle was the

resident Habyarimana.


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Thepost-warconflictbetweenthepresentRwandan governmentandFrench government

y In July 1994 Tutsi rebels(RPF) headed by Paul Kagamewon the war and stopped the Genocide .

-The goverment abolished ethnic groups and formed aUnited Rwandan community

The French government accused the present Rwandangovernment to have killed the former president

- The French Judge announced warrant arrest againstRwandan officials.


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y In 2008, a Rwandan official was arrested while she wasin government duties in Germany

y The Rwandan official was released because theycouldnt find tangible facts that she was guilty.


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The Response ofRwanda

Rwanda responded immediately by

closing the cultural centers and schoolsthat France had in Rwanda.

Rwandan government immediately

opened an investigation to prove therole of France in

the genocide


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The Results ofTheinvestigationy The Investigation found that some of the French

Soldiers commited atrocities in Rwanda. e.g: rapinggirls.

y The government of Rwanda called on the internationalcommunity to "bring to justice" 33 French politiciansand military leaders it accuses of involvement in the

1994 genocide which claimed the lives of 800,000people. The late president Francois Mitterrand andformer prime minister Dominique de Villepin arenamed among dozens of others in a sensational report


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The Relations Between both

Countries Nowy The French President Nicolas Sarkozy is trying to solve

the conflict because it can affect strongly France

reputation.

y President Paul Kagame has shown himself verycooperative but says that it is time for African

Countries to face the arrogance of certain europiancountries.

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