"In the thirteen weeks after April 6th, 1994, at least half a million people perished in the Rwandan genocide, perhaps as many as three quarters of the Tutsi population. At the same time, thousands of Hutu were slain because they
opposed the killing campaign and the forces directing it."
Alison Des Forges
opposed the killing campaign and the forces directing it."
Alison Des Forges
THESIS:
In the African nation of Rwanda, existing conflicts between the Hutu and Tutsi were galvanized by the 1994 assassination of President Juvénal Habyarimana. Tensions hit their apex when long held prejudices and dogmas motivated the Hutus to slaughter over half a million Tutsis in less than one hundred days, leaving a bloodstained long-term legacy on the small nation.
In the African nation of Rwanda, existing conflicts between the Hutu and Tutsi were galvanized by the 1994 assassination of President Juvénal Habyarimana. Tensions hit their apex when long held prejudices and dogmas motivated the Hutus to slaughter over half a million Tutsis in less than one hundred days, leaving a bloodstained long-term legacy on the small nation.
Jessi Baker / Junior Division / Individual Website / National History Day Competition /2015
Student Composed Words: 1175
Process Paper: 489
Student Composed Words: 1175
Process Paper: 489
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Header image: Machetes Used during the Genocide, James Nachtwey