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WG7 - Africa: Rwanda - Genocide

What information to look for?

Questions

  • Where is this occurring (country city, region, ...) ?
  • Who is involved (groups)?
  • What happened or is happening and Why?
  • When did it happen?  Is it still going on?

Library Sources

Where can I find evidence?

From the Web:

NPR - In Rwandan Mass Graves, There Are Few Ways To Identify The Dead. Clothing Is One. May 2, 2018

From Databases:

Potenza, Alessandra. "The Genocide." New York Times Upfront, vol. 147, no. 12, 20 Apr. 2015, p. 15. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=102355837&site=ehost-live.

The article discusses the 1994 genocide of Tutsi 800,000 men, women and children by the Hutu ethnic group and the escape of two million Rwandan refugees to neighboring nations, and mentions the criticism of the United Nations and the U.S. for their inadequate response to the massacre.

Anderson, Tim. "Rwanden Genocide." Rwandan Genocide, 8/1/2017, p. 1. EBSCOhost, http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mih&AN=15317157&site=ehost-live

An overview on the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Background on how Belgium replaced German interests in Rwanda after World War I; Strategy of the Belgians to use the local divisions to aid their control of the country and its resources; Details on the Tutsi and Hutu peoples in Rwanda; How Tutsi militants in Burundi assassinated the Hutu president of that country.

 

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