The Hutsi Influence On Rwanda

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These events were similar in that they both were fueled by a racist pseudo-philosophy initiated by the government. Rwanda gained their independence on July 1, 1962. At this point in time, the Hutu took a majority of the seats in parliament and formed the new government. The Hutu abused their power and persecution of Tutsi people heightened. This aggression lead to the mass exodus of Tutsi tribes from the country in order to seek freedom. In 1964, a group of Tutsi exiles launched an armed raid on Rwanda, the government responded viciously and tens of thousands of Tutsi were killed in retribution by the army and Hutu gangs (White 44). In 1933, Jews in Germany numbered around 525,000, or only one percent of the total German population. The Nazi

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