Genocide in Africa
Long History of ethnic tension◦ Hutus (majority)◦ Tutsis (minority)
Belgians arrive in early 1900s◦ Began requiring ID cards◦ Consider Tutsis superior
Setting the Stage in Rwanda
Resentment begins to grow◦ 1959: 20,000 Tutsis murdered,
more fled to neighboring countries
Rwanda gains independence in 1962◦ Hutus take control◦ Tutsis become scapegoats
April 1994: Juvenal Habyarimana, ◦ President, Hutu, losing
popularity
Killed after plane shot down◦ Blamed on Tutsis ◦ Genocide begins
Genocide Begins
Genocide in Darfur
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/video/flv/generic.html?s=frol02
Genocide in Darfur
Genocide in Darfur Nomadic Arab (Janjaweed) Non-Arab (SLM & JEM)
◦ Fighting over resources
Between 2,000,000-4,000,000 killed◦ Another 2.5 million displaced
South Sudan
