rwandan genocide 1
DESCRIPTION
This presentation is based on the analysis of Rwanda's ethnic situation and recommendations have been given in order to make it better.TRANSCRIPT
The Rwandan Genocide'You have to kill the Tutsis, they're cockroaches.''All those who are listening, rise so we can fight for our Rwanda. Fight with the weapons you have at your disposal: those who have arrows, with arrows, those who have spears, with spears. We must all fight.''We must all fight the Tutsis. We must finish with them, exterminate them, sweep them from the whole country. There must be no refuge for them.''They must be exterminated. There is no other way.'
OVERVIEW
The HistoryEconomic OverviewPolitical OverviewSocial OverviewConclusions
History & Ethnic Background
84% of Rwanda’s population is composed by the Hutu ethnic group. Tutsis arrived from Somalia and they make 15% of the population.
Both ethnic groups cohabited peacefully over 600 years.
Tutsis were land owners and Hutus worked the land cohabitating.
CLASS CONCIOUSNESS The colonists chose the Tutsis as
their medium to handle the rest of the population
The Hutus began to feel oppressed by the Tutsi’s ‘superiority’
The Hutus began their rebellion in 1956 and by 1959 they had already seized power
CIVIL REBELLION AND CHANGE The Rwandan
Patriotic Front (RPF) is formed by the Tutsis
In 1962 Rwanda becomes independent and a Hutu government rises.
Civil war takes place between 1990-1993
In 1994 genocide begins.
ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
Economic Factors to Genocide Food production stalled 1985 2000 kilocalories to 1500 between
1984 – 91. Smaller lands - more rivalry and
conflicts
ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
GDP Industry 21 % Services 38 % Agricultural 41 % (which employs 90
% of the population)
GDP Growth 7 % per year
RECOMMENDATIONS
Paul Kegame and his interest to develop Rwanda with ideas from Asia.
Private enterprise Tech centre 2020
Success story
POLITICAL OVERVIEW
Presidential republic- Paul Kegame
The Rwandese patriotic front (93.08%)
Laws prohibiting discrimination
Problems faced in prisons
Re-integrations of 2 million refugees
POLITICAL RECOMMENDATIONS
Power sharing The government should
promote reconciliation Trials should be quicker Re- integration programs Nation building Securing the individual No foreign interventions
SOCIAL OVERVIEW
Victims of genocide
Victims of rape
Children of rape
SOCIAL RECOMMENDATIONS
Educating the community Educating children from
primary school Building more memorials Building centers for rape
children and mothers Psychological help Healthcare support Recovering the pre-colonial
national identity
CONCLUSIONS
This is not an ethnic conflict but it is a social construct.
Continuation of Paul Kegame’s program
Securitization of the individual
Education programs for the community
Psychological help Healthcare support
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