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In 1974, most of the people of Rwanda (who are Hutu) began to protest the Tutsi control in government, medicine, and education. Because of these protests thousands of Tutsi were, or decided to resign. Some Tutsi leaders who didn't want to resign were killed.¹

Many leaders began to work for national peace, unity, and development. Under this new movement for peace Tutsi and Hutu people went to the polls in 1978. The majority of Tutsi and Hutu people voted for a new constitution and elected Habyarimana as president. Habyarimana was re-elected in 1983, again in 1988. During his term in 1990 Habyarimana said he wanted to change Rwanda's one party country to a multi party democracy. This was a relatively peaceful time for the people of Rwanda. This was the last good times in Rwanda. It would go downhill from here.¹

Even with many government officials leading the way for peace, they couldn't stop the fighting between the Tutsi and Hutu peoples. This fighting caused the economy to fall, and mass food shortages all across Rwanda. The government then exiled many Tutsis to France and Uganda, these exiled Tutsis joined together to form the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF). This militia then marched into Rwanda to put pressure on the government to change the laws discriminating against Tutsis. The government saw this to be a attempt at a Tutsi takeover, and they weren't far off. But the Hutu government started to put out propaganda against the Tutsis. This was one of the first steps toward the genocide.¹




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1. Civil War." __History of Rwanda__. 25 Apr. 2007. 11 Apr. 2007 <[|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Rwanda#Civil_war>.]

2. "Rwanda-One Man's Perspective." 22 Feb. 2007. Nutmeg Creations. 11 Apr. 2007 <[|http://kabiza.com/Rwanda.htm>.]

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