Colonial Era
Taken by the Germans before the World War
After World War and the Germans lost
Belgium took the region
Belgium and the Tutsis
Hutu - Darker, stockier, shorter, manual laborers
Tutsi - Lighter, More European features, taller
Forced every native to carry around identification to tell if they were Hutus or Tutsis
15% of population was Tutsis, and ended up getting all of the power from the Germans
Tutsis abuse their power being cruel and abusing the Hutus.
When they were leaving Africa, they switched powers to the Hutus
Fearing for their lives the Tutsis escaped to Uganda
RPF - Tutsi rebels who invaded Rwanda in 1990 sparking a civil war