The Rwandan Genocide And African Holocaust - 866 Words

Camryn Wood Mrs.Browne English II Block 1 1 May 2015 Rwandan Genocide The Rwandan Genocide, was it similar to an African holocaust? An Ordinary Man is an autobiography written by the manager of Hotel Milles Collines Paul Rusesabagina. The battle between the Hutu and the Tutsi and how it affected his successful hotel. Everyone needs to be aware of the damage that happened in Rwanda to many innocent victims, so that it can be prevented from happening again. When a Tutsi shot down President Habyarimana the leader of all Hutu’s, that was the beginning of the battle. Particularly, on April 6th the plane of President Habyarimana was shot down by a missile fired by a Tutsi while on his way to meet with the African regional leaders of the†¦show more content†¦The Tutsi never gave up; on October 1st they crossed the border and headed to the capital and were soon granted their independence for jobs but it was not easy (Rusesabagina and Zoeller 54). The crime and punishment Rwanda experienced played a huge factor during the genocide. In fact, in 1992 political organizations affiliated President Habyarimana for two militias . The militias were involved in the killing of more than two thousand civilians, mostly Tutsi tribe members Nearly one hundred and forty thousand people were imprisoned as suspected investigators and participants in the Rwandan Genocide. The government began using a traditional justice system called Gracaca, this allows local communities to judge and try any suspects (â€Å"Rwanda†). Soon, RPF invaded on October 1st 1990, The government responded by arresting and imprisoning roughly eight thousand to ten thousand victims (â€Å"Rwanda†). â€Å"Genocide† is a term that has acquired such power that some refuse to even utter it aloud. Surprisingly, most of the massacres took place in churches. (Mamdani). Many outside observers particularly Western countries like britain and the US thought th e main reason for the violence was tribal warfare or tribalism (Nardo 27). Some formed death squads that would murder their neighbors, strangers, and sometimes even their own family members. Supposedly the victims deserved to be