Rwandan Genocide
It is said that history repeats itself, and the Rwandan Genocide is just another example of how humanity tends to fall into a pattern of war and elucidation. The Rwandan Genocide was a fight for power fueled by discrimination and harsh persecution. A fight between two tribes, who were pushed against each other by foreign imperialistic powers. Years of conflict would finally come to its peak when a large scale incident sparked, of who the blame couldn’t fall unto anyone without looking into the years of hatred built up to it. And the world just watched idly as a once, righteous and peaceful people, destroyed themselves.
Hutus and Tutsis, two tribes you would find in the East country of Africa, Rwanda. Two tribes who share a common past. Once upon a time, before European occupation, these tribes lived not only, coexistent but peacefully with one another. In the beginning, when Rwanda first settled, these people were defined by nothing more than owning cattle. It was simple, if you had cattle, you were a “Tutsi” and everyone else was simply a “Hutu”. There was no resentment. No anger or hard feelings. It was candid and amicable. That was, until the Europeans colonized in 1894 and the terms “Hutu” and “Tutsi” began to take on a racial role. Tutsis, the Europeans decided had more European characteristics. They were a taller build and possessed lighter skin. For no reason other than this, the Europeans took it upon themselves to put in Tutsis in the roles of responsibility. Things had become bitter between the two tribes. The Hutus were oppressed and there was a plethora of racial tension. This tension only grew as following, world war ll, the Belgians took control of Rwanda. And in 1933 solidified the categories of “Tutsi” and “Hutu”, mandating that every person had to have an identity card labeling them either a “Tutsi” or a “Hutu”. Belgians made the decision to keep Tutsi in all leadership roles, only adding to the disgruntlement...