How the Rwanda genocide begun

Rwanda had been in a lot of conflict before the genocide even begin. Rwanda is split into two ethnic groups, the Tutsis and the Hutus. Both ethnic groups actually have a lot in common, they speak the same language, live together and have the same traditions, but the Tutsis tend to be taller and thinner, then the Hutus who say that their origins are from Ethiopia. In 1916 the Belgians colonized Rwanda and gave identity cards to the residents of Rwanda classifying people by their ethnicity; they also broke them apart by considering the Tutsis superior to the Hutus. The Tutsis where giving better jobs and educational opportunities then the Hutus. The Hutus eventually got very tired of this treatment and started riots in 1959, killing more then 20,000 Tutsis. In 1962 Belgian granted Rwanda independence. Over time the Tutsis kept on taking the blame for every little crisis that occurred. The economy decreased and the current president, Juvenal Habyarimana, began losing popularity. While this was happening Tutsi refugees in Uganda, who where supported by some moderate Hutsis, were forming the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), led by Mr Kagame. Their main goal was to overthrow Habyarimana and feel safe to return to their homeland. After a few attacks and lots of negotiation, In August of 1993 Habyarimana and the RPF signed a peace accord that did little good to stop the conflict. In April of 1994 Habyariman's plane had been shot down, we still don't know who did this, and this begun the mass genocide in Rwanda.

 Habyarimana, Rwanda's president pre-genocide