POLI 388 Lecture 11: RRRRR RWANDAN GENOCIDE AND THE PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH ADAPTED
20 Dec 2017
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Roots of rwandan genocide and the solution followed after the pogrom. Rwanda, located in east-central africa, consists of three ethnic groups. The twa, very short in stature, (also known as the pygmies) (1%) are the earliest settlers of the region. The hutus, of average height and stocky build, who comprise the majority of the population (85%) and are of bantu origin. The hutus, are basically farmers who arrived from west africa, conquered the indigenous twas and settled in rwanda and burundi around 1000 years ago. The tutsis , the tallest of the lot (14%) have traditionally been pastoralists. A towering tutsi king standing near king baudouin of belgium at the time of independence in 1962. Tutsi cattle breeders began arriving in the area from the horn of africa in the 15th century. They were a warrior group of people who gradually subjugated the majority hutus.
