Question

What was the impact of the differences between Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda in the 1990s?

A. The Hutu population began to increase migration to other African countries until the Tutsis closed the borders in Rwanda.

B. The Tutsi sought to establish their independence by creating a Tutsi state within Rwanda.

C. The Hutu-led genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda was retaliation for years of cultural conflict.

D. The Hutu sought to form their own government in Rwanda to end years of injustice inflicted by a systematic apartheid government.

Answer 1

Correct answer for this question is option C.

A genocide took place in 1990 and continued for the next few years, in which the Hutu-led government forces killed several thousands of Tutsis. Tutsis were Ugandan refugees who had fled Uganda, following Hutu revolt against colonisation in 1959. The Tutsis retaliated to the massacre of 1990 by killing several thousand Hutu people.

The surprising fact here is that both communities speak the same Bantu language and mostly follow Christianity. It is thought that their differences stemmed from class conflict between the two.