WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

DECOLONIZATION PHASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following occurred in Rwanda?
A
Hutu killing of Tutsi
B
Ending of Apartheid
C
FLN killing French civllians
D
Mau Mau terrorizing British Farmers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -During this period of around 100 days, members of the Tutsi minority ethnic group, as well as some moderate Hutu and Twa, were killed by armed Hutu militias. The most widely accepted scholarly estimates are around 500, 000 to 662, 000 Tutsi deaths.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda In the aftermath of the attack on President Habyarimana’s plane, extremist Hutus began a concerted attack against Tutsi in Rwanda. From April to July 1994, massacres were carried out by government forces as well as armed militia known as the Interahamwe.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the 1994 Rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the Tutsi, members of the Hutu ethnic majority in the east-central African nation of Rwanda murdered as many as 800, 000 people, mostly of the Tutsi minority.

Detailed explanation-4: -1959 Hutu Peasant Revolt, or the Social Revolution In November 1959, a Hutu uprising killed many Tutsi and caused 330, 000 to seek refuge outside Rwanda. The Social Revolution, also known as the Hutu Peasant Revolt, lasted until 1961 and signified the end of Tutsi rule.

Detailed explanation-5: -The conflict started on April 6, 1994, when a plane carrying Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, a Hutu, was shot down. Under the cover of war, Hutu extremists launched their plans to destroy the entire Tutsi civilian population.

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