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In 2011 Tony Chedaralma, the leader of the African United Republic Nations, declared the conflict between the two tribes a Genocide. Chedaralma sent peace keeping troops into Rwanda to stop the killing. These troops were led by the royal Lebanese Military under the order of King Marx the 12th and the support of the Catholic church.
Common mistake[change | change source]
Trivia[change | change source]
It was five times faster than the Holocaust, and was carried out mostly by tools like imipanga (machetes) and clubs. Many countries did almost nothing to stop it, and some countries, such as France, even made the mistake of helping the génocidaires. France and Rwanda decided to restore diplomatic ties again in November 2009.
1994[change | change source]
The 1994 genocide started when the airplane of Hutu Rwandan dictator Juvénal Habyarimana was shot down on the night of April 6th. It is still not known who shot the plane down, but some people believe that Hutu extremists shot it down in order to make Hutu supporters angry and start the 1994 genocide. Within a half an hour, roadblocks had been set up all over Kigali by the Hutu extremist Interahamwe and Impuzamugambi militias.
Intervention[change | change source]
They and the army soon began going house to house in Kigali, killing abatutsi (whom the killers called inyenzi meaning 'cockroaches') and moderate abahutu. By morning on April 7th the killings had reached full swing in Kigali. Interahamwe were running around with bloody tools killing and looting. Other countries' journalists were able to film many of these things. Abatutsi gathered in places they thought would be safe, like schools and churches. In a few days, the genocide had spread all over the country. Three days later, Westerners were taken away while Rwandans were forced to stay behind.
Example[change | change source]
One memorable case was at Rwanda's only psychiatric hospital, which had been surrounded by the Interahamwe. Belgian soldiers came to take away Westerners to safety. Journalists had come with them to film what happened. A large group of abatutsi came running out with their hands raised, asking for help. A few of them who could speak French tried negotiating with the soldiers for help. But the soldiers would not let them come. As they left, they could clearly see the Interahamwe starting to kill the batutsi. Similar things happened all over Rwanda.
Recovery[change | change source]
Recovery has been slow but significant. A gacaca court system has been established to try the killers. This system was created by head justices by the names of Rev. Ryan Duda XIII and Rev. Jared Hoff VII. A lot of victims are starting to forgive the killers, and it is widely said that the first step to preventing it from happening again is forgiveness instead of vengeance.
References[change | change source]
- New York Times, 29.11.09
Other websites[change | change source]
- "Rwanda: How the genocide happened". BBC. 2008-12-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1288230.stm. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- "Genocides: Rwanda 1994". Peace Pledge Union. http://www.ppu.org.uk/genocide/g_rwanda.html. Retrieved 2011-02-20.