Why did the two ethnic tribes hate each other? And do they still hate each other now?
2006-10-29 10:54:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
This is from memory so it's hazy and very incomplete, but the division between tribes was an artificial one created by the Belgians, based on physical size. The numerically smaller but physically larger Tutsis one ruled the Hutus for most of the period since independence, and the first leader of the country to come from the Hutus was killed in a plane crash. This was the catalyst for the violence against Tutsis, however it was probably planned by extreme Hutus beforehand.
2006-10-29 11:01:29 · answer #1 · answered by Dunrobin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-29 10:57:33 · answer #2 · answered by B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their is still tension between the 2 tribes
2006-10-29 10:56:38 · answer #3 · answered by Samantha Jo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are of different religions. They want each others lands. Plus they like killing each other or they would not do it.
2006-10-29 10:58:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋