Hatred towards the Tutsis built up when the Belgian colonists gave Tutsis better education and jobs, believing them to be the superior tribe. So when the colonists pushed forward the idea of democracy, the Hutu saw this as a chance to overthrow the Tutsi monarchy. Over 20,000 Tutsis were killed in the riots, forcing over 300,000 of them to take refuge in Burundi, Tanzania, and Urangi. In the time leading up to the massacre in 1994, all crises were blamed on the Tutsi. In April, 1994, Juvenal Habyarimana died when his plane was shot down by a rocket. Many people believed it to be the doing Paul Kagame, the previous president and Tutsi rebel group leader. Just hours later, the genocide broke out. Hutu were calling out to each other and encouraging other Hutu to kill their Tutsi neighbors. Some Hutu extremists bribed others by telling them they could claim the land and possessions of the Tutsi they
Hatred towards the Tutsis built up when the Belgian colonists gave Tutsis better education and jobs, believing them to be the superior tribe. So when the colonists pushed forward the idea of democracy, the Hutu saw this as a chance to overthrow the Tutsi monarchy. Over 20,000 Tutsis were killed in the riots, forcing over 300,000 of them to take refuge in Burundi, Tanzania, and Urangi. In the time leading up to the massacre in 1994, all crises were blamed on the Tutsi. In April, 1994, Juvenal Habyarimana died when his plane was shot down by a rocket. Many people believed it to be the doing Paul Kagame, the previous president and Tutsi rebel group leader. Just hours later, the genocide broke out. Hutu were calling out to each other and encouraging other Hutu to kill their Tutsi neighbors. Some Hutu extremists bribed others by telling them they could claim the land and possessions of the Tutsi they