Title: Contextual map of Rwanda
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2Contextual map of Rwanda
Rwanda is located in East Central Africa, nestled
between Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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4Where does the Word Genocide Come From?
Geno- cide
Cide- From the Latin word Cida, which means to
kill.
Geno- from the Greek word Genos, which means
birth, race of a similar kind, tribe, family
5What is Genocide??
- Any of the following acts committed with intent
to destroy, in whole or in part, a national,
ethnic, racial or religious group, as such - Killing members of the group.
- Causing serious bodily or mental harm.
- Deliberately inflicting conditions of life for
physical destruction in whole or in part. - Imposing measures intended to prevent births
within the group - Forcibly transferring children of the group to
another group."
6Who Are the Hutu and Tutsi?
- The Hutu and Tutsi are two peoples who share a
common past. When Rwanda was first settled, the
people who lived there raised cattle. Soon, the
people who owned the most cattle were called
"Tutsi" and everyone else was called "Hutu." At
this time, a person could easily change
categories through marriage or cattle
acquisition. It wasn't until Europeans came to
colonize the area that the terms "Tutsi" and
"Hutu" took on a racial role.
7RWANDA 1994
- The Rwandan Genocide was the slaughter of an
estimated 1,000,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus,
mostly carried out by two extremist Hutu militia
groups (Interahamwe and Impuzamugambi) during a
period of 100 days from April 6th through
mid-July 1994. - The Western and First World Countries did nothing
to help this situation. - This Genocide was ended when the Tutsi rebel
movement (Rwandese Political Front) lead by Paul
Kagame seized power of the Hutu Government.
8Rwanda 1994
- Killers armed with machetes and other weapons
killed roughly 8,000 Tutsis a day during a
three-month campaign of terror. Powerful nations
stood by as the slaughter surged on despite pleas
from Rwandan and UN observers
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10Present and Future Rwanda
- Rwandan genocidal leaders are on trial at
the International Criminal - Tribunal for Rwanda, in the Rwandan
National Court system, and, - most recently, through the informal Gacaca
village justice program.
11- Rwanda today struggles to heal and rebuild, and
shows signs of rapid development.
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15Thank you for your kind attention.