The Rwanda Genocide
The Rwanda genocide took place between 7th April-15th July 1994 during the Rwandan civil war. It was a mass killing between the Tutsi, Hutu, and Twa. Until today the genocide is referred to as the genocide against the Tutsi. In 1990 an insurgent group composed of the Tutsi, also known as the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), launched an attack in the northern part of Rwanda from their hiding place in Uganda. Therefore, initiating the Rwandan Civil war.
According to history, it is believed that the genocide against the Tutsi had been planned earlier for close to a year. In 1993 Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana signed the Arusha Accords treaty to stop the attack with the Rwandan Patriotic Front.
However, the Rwandan president was assassinated on 6 April 1994 and created a vacuum in the leadership position. The same also ended the truce made between the two antagonist groups, which saw the fight resuming immediately. Nobody was spared, not even young children and women. Despite the brutality that was going on in Rwanda, not even one country intervened to stop the fighting. They all watched from a distance as people were being slaughtered like animals. People turned against each other; close neighbors turned into enemies within minutes. Some tried to hide in the churches and near schools, but all was in vain. They were not spared either.
According to statistics, close to 500,00 to 1,000,000 people were killed. This constitutes about 70% of the Tutsi population. Women and girls were not spared either. They were gang-raped before being killed. About 250,000 to 500,000 women were raped during the genocide.
The genocide had a lasting effect on the Rwandese and the neighboring community. This year marks 26years after the genocide took place. This paper will review possible outcomes that made Rwanda overcome the genocide that took place, leaving hundreds of people dead.