Also, they brought machetes and slashed and stabbed them. If they were women, they were often raped and had their genitals cut out. From what I am reading now, is that they were often killed with bamboo sticks in graphically violent ways and removed the fetuses from pregnant women and forced them to eat it. Not sure if its doing the Rwanda situation but if you want information have a look at the work of Liisa Malkki 1995
The Hutus
Hutus and Tutsis
The Hutus were told to kill the Tutsi population by the Hutus controlling Rwanadan radio,and the Hutus take up 84% of the Rwanda Pop., and the Tutsis only 14%. So the Tutsis didn't really stand a chance
The author of "Conflict in Rwanda" asserts the root of the civil war was a result of ethnic hatred. During the colonial times, the Tutsi's were considered superior to the Hutus, creating jealousy and hatred. Also, the Tutsi traditionally grew cattle, much more lucrative than the simple farming of the Hutus.
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The tribe that was targeted were the Tutsis. They were targeted by the Hutus. The Hutus hated the Tutsis and the Tutsis hated the Hutus. After the president was shot down in a plane the whole government fell apart and the Hutus took over the goverment and tragically started taking out Tutsis.
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The Belgians put the Tutsi monarchy in charge of Rwanda during their colonial rule, which began after World War I. They favored the Tutsi minority over the Hutu majority, granting the Tutsi political and social privileges. This decision sowed the seeds of ethnic division and tension between the Hutus and Tutsis, which would later contribute to significant conflict in the region, including the Rwandan Genocide in 1994.
After the Hutus gained power in Rwanda in 1959, they implemented policies that marginalized the Tutsi population, leading to significant social and political tensions. This culminated in the Rwandan Civil War, which began in 1990, and eventually escalated into the horrific genocide in 1994, during which an estimated 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed over a span of just 100 days. The genocide ended when the Rwandan Patriotic Front, a Tutsi-led rebel group, seized control of the country. Following the genocide, Rwanda faced immense challenges in rebuilding its society and fostering reconciliation among its ethnic groups.
Yes, historically, the Hutu population has been larger than the Tutsi population in Rwanda. Before the 1994 genocide, estimates suggested that Hutus made up about 85% of the population, while Tutsis accounted for around 14%. However, the exact numbers can vary due to factors such as migration, demographic changes, and the impact of the genocide, which significantly affected the Tutsi population.
The conflict between the Tutsi and the Hutus was conducted mainly with machetes.