Rwanda Genocide
BY: BROOKE POYER AND MIRANDA BRIDGELAND
Location of Rwanda
People Involved
 The
actual conflict is between two
ethnic groups living in Rwanda, the Tutsi
and the Hutu.
 The majority of the Rwandan
population is made up of the Hutu,
while the Tutsi only make up a small
minority.
 Later on the United Nations got involved
but they were little to no help.
Important Dates
April 6, 1994
Rwandan President Habyarimana is killed in a
plane crash
April 7, 1994
Hutu militia begins to kill the Tutsi in their own
homes
April, 7 1994
Clinton acknowledges the mass murder taking
place
April 11, 1994
The Red Cross states that tens of thousands of
people have been murdered.
April 15, 1994
Rwandans flee to refuge camps by the
Nyarubuye church.
Important Dates
April 21, 1994
The United Nations removed most of their troops
in Rwanda due to the violence
May 1994
A half of a million Rwandans are murdered.
May 17, 1994
United nation sends troops back because they
now classify this as a Genocide
May 22, 1994
The Rwandan Patriotic front takes control of
parts of Rwanda
July 18, 1994
The genocide ends because the RPF has taken
control of Rwanda
Causes and Conflict

There are three different ethnic groups in Rwanda.

In the 1990s, one group, the Hutu, blamed another
group, the Tutsi, for all the county’s economic, social,
political issues.

On April 6, 1994 a plane carrying President Habyarimana,
a Hutu, was shot down and the Tutsi were blamed for this.

Violence began immediately afterward on April 7, 1994,
thus starting the genocide.
Causes and Conflict

The Hutu extremists
launched their plans to
destroy the entire Tutsi
civilian population.

Many Tutsi people were
killed in their own home
with their family.
Causes and Conflict

The weeks that followed to
start of the genocide
about 800,000 people
died, which was about 3/4
of the Tutsi population.

Many Hutu people who
opposed this killing
campaign were also
murdered.
Resolution

Eventually the UN acknowledges there maybe a
genocide in Rwanda and they send in troops to try
and help.

Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) attempts to take
control (They did before the UN’s declaration of
genocide, but it had little to no affect).

Eventually they do on July 18 and the RPF says war is
over. Pastor Bizimungu is named president and
Faustin Twagiramungu is the new prime minister.
End Result
In
2000 the UN does admit to
being of little to no help. (As they
did remove their troops in fear of
their lives shortly after the
genocide began).
The UN relates the terror those of
the Holocaust in the 1930’s.
Pledge Against Genocide

I pledge to do my part to end genocide: the intentional destruction, in whole or in part, of a national,
ethnical, racial, or religious group.

2. I commit myself never to be a passive bystander to genocide anywhere.

3. I promise to report any signs of the approach of a genocide to government officials, to the press, and
to organizations that can take action to prevent it.

4. I will protest the acts of planners and perpetrators of genocide. I will not remain silent about their
incitement of hate crimes, mass murders and other acts of genocide.

5. I will assist the victims of genocide and will help them escape from their killers. I will support the victims
with humanitarian relief.

6. I will not stop my protests against a genocide until that genocide is stopped.

7. I will support lawful measures to prevent, suppress and punish the crime of genocide in accordance
with the Genocide Convention.

By signing the Pledge Against Genocide, you will be joining thousands of other persons around the world
who have personally promised to take concrete steps to end genocide and to protect genocide's
victims. You will also be joining a network that can be contacted if genocide occurs. If you do not want
to be contacted, simply leave your address, phone, fax, and e-mail off the pledge. But please do sign
the pledge and send it in as an expression of your personal commitment to end genocide.
Works Cited
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http://www.romeodallaire.com/
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http://www.unitedhumanrights.org/genocide/genocide_in_rwanda.ht
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www.africaguide.com
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www.worldatlas.com
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http://www.softschools.com/timelines/rwanda_genocide_timeline/42/
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http://www.softschools.com/timelines/rwanda_genocide_timeline/42/
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/rwanda/etc/cron.ht
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www.theguardian.com
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archive.worldvisionmagazine.org