2006-11-13 14:11:04 · 4 answers · asked by Ashley B 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Two main ethnic groups in Rwanda (maybe in other countries as well such as Burundi). They were involved in the massacre that killed hundreds of thousands people. The Tutsi (a minority of the population) are generally taller and they were favored as racially superior by the European colonial powers.
Eventually, however, Hutus began to gain equality and eventually overtook the government upon independence, which forced many Tutsis into exile. The exiled Tutsis began using rebel attacks to pressure the Hutu government to negotiate and provide the Tutsis with increased rights.
When the Hutu president's plane was shot down, this set off a massive genocide of Tutsis and Hutus deemed sympathetic toward Tutsi. Tutsi rebels eventually overtook the government and ended the genocide.
2006-11-13 15:07:22 · answer #1 · answered by lakewood_lefty 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
ok a hutu is a husk and a tutsi is a tussle....u can find this by going to microsoft word and type that word and in between click and then shift f7 adn the meaning will come up
2006-11-13 14:34:40 · answer #2 · answered by skilledout3 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
tutsis are a tribe of in rwanda(east africa) who are of ethiopian(oromo)descendent and are tallest people next to the masai in africa....i'm tutsi
2006-11-15 11:50:17 · answer #3 · answered by ♥caligrl17♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are two tribes based in Central Africa. They have an unfortunate tendency to slaughter each other.
2006-11-13 14:17:03 · answer #4 · answered by iansand 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋