SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -In the late 1950s and early 1960s, struggles for independence from Belgian rule gained strength in Rwanda. These struggles included violence between Hutu and Tutsi as the two groups sought power. A 1959–1962 revolution led to national independence, with Hutu leaders assuming control of government.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Rwandan Civil War was a large-scale civil war in Rwanda which was fought between the Rwandan Armed Forces, representing the country’s government, and the rebel Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) from 1 October 1990 to 18 July 1994.

Detailed explanation-3: -In just 100 days in 1994, about 800, 000 people were slaughtered in Rwanda by ethnic Hutu extremists. They were targeting members of the minority Tutsi community, as well as their political opponents, irrespective of their ethnic origin.