"In 1994, Rwanda’s population of seven million was composed of three ethnic groups: Hutu (approximately 85%), Tutsi (14%) and Twa (1%)." On April 6, 1994, a plane carrying President Habyarimana, a Hutu, was shot down. Violence began almost immediately after that. Under the cover of war, Hutu extremists launched their plans to destroy the entire Tutsi civilian population. Political leaders who might have been able to take charge of the situation and other high profile opponents of the Hutu extremist plans were killed immediately. Tutsi and people suspected of being Tutsi were killed in their homes and as they tried to flee at roadblocks set up across the country during the genocide. Entire families were killed at a time. Women were systematically and brutally raped. It is estimated that some 200,000 people participated in the perpetration of the Rwandan genocide. Things like this happen for a reason because of war, and i felt bad because many people were being killed and women were getting raped in front of their families. Rwandan Genocide was a 1994 mass execution of Central African groups called the Hutus and Tutsis

-In a period of 100 days between April 6, 1994-mid-July 1994 between 500,000 and 1,000,000 Tutsis and thousands of moderate Hutus were executed.

-The mass killings were done by two Hutu extremist groups called the Interahamwe and Impuzamugambi.

-This conflict dates back centuries over land ownership after the colonization of Africa.

-In 1985, Paul Kagame started the Tutsi Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) because he