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causes of the Rwandan genocide (Colonial past (German rule, Belgian rule),…
causes of the Rwandan genocide
colonial history
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Colonial past
German rule
Belgian rule
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causes of the genocide
Socioeconomic factors
exhausted ressources (Malthusian reasoning)
high population density
poverty due to the drastic fall in coffee prices
Colonial past
German rule
indirect rule
use of King Yuhi V as indirect ruler
Tutsi
Belgian rule
direct rule
Political situation
President Habyarimana loses popularity
Difference in treatment of Hutu and Tutsi
Causes of the genocide
political
Racist ideology
colonial past
German rule
Schooling system in local language for Tutsis
Belgian rule
socio-economic
Lack of recources
Poverty
Ethnic balance
Hutus & Tutsis
Causes of the genocide
political
Racist ideology
colonial past
German rule
Schooling system in local language for Tutsis
Belgian rule
socio-economic
Lack of recources
Poverty
Ethnic balance
Hutus & Tutsis
Causes of the genocide
Political Factors
President Habyarimana losing power after 2 decades of power
built up
national sentiment
RPF portrayed as threat
supporters labelled "Ibyitso"
Tutsi labelled "Inyenzi"
Colonial Past
Belgiums
Seperate identity cards
Coffee planting
Tutsi superiority
Angry Hutus
Germans
Indirect ruling
Socio-economic Factors
Valuation loss of coffee
High population density
High population growth
:explode: Assassination of Presidents Habyarimana and Ntaryamira
causes
Colonial factors
Belgian rule
Diversion Hutu/Tutsi
Rough rule
German rule
Political factors
Civil war against RPF
RPF close to Kigali
Impopularity of Habyrimana
President uses Race to unite the people
Arusha Agreement seen as betrayal
Recent Multi-party system
Socio-economical factors
Extremly Dense Populated
Resources becoming exhausted
Coffee Breaks