The Hutu And Tutsi Tribes In Rwanda

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The Hutu and Tutsi Tribes In Rwanda

The Hutu and Tutsi’s tribes of Rwanda have been at war for centuries.

The fighting began 5 centuries ago when the Tutsi a warrior tribe of Hamatic

origin invaded Rwanda from the North. The Hutu a peaceful tribe of farmers

could not defend themselves and were reduced to serfdom, each Hutu choosing a

Tutsi master.

In the 18 century the Hutu rebelled and took control of the government

and mistreated the Tutsi. The president a Hutu, Habyiberman, was accused of

being to lenient with the Tutsi’s and he was removed from office. A Hutu

General named Gregor Mendil took over the office.

In 1952 a plane went down with a Hutu leader on board the Hutu blamed

this on the Tutsi. The same thing happened except there was a Tutsi leader on

board. This was enough to get the two tribes fighting again.

Right now the economy is in shambles because there is not enough people

working.

Most of the killers are under 18 and the courts are deciding what to do

with them. The judicial sytem is very slow and the trials are not schelduled

until June.

Right now the Tutsi have control of Northern Rwanda and Zaire, while the

Hutu have Southern Rwanda and Burundi.