2.3.1. Colonialists ruled Rwanda through the Tutsi monarchy
2.4. Tutsis were appointed as,
2.4.1. local administrative chiefs and the ethnic minority enjoyed relatively better educational and employment opportunities
2.4.1.1. which led to widespread resentment among the majority Hutus.
2.5. IN 1959
2.5.1.1. 20,000 Tutsis were killed
2.5.1.2. many were displaced
2.6. 1960
2.6.1.1. Hutu parties gained control of nearly all local communes
2.7. 1961
2.7.1.1. declared Rwanda an autonomous republic and the next year, the country became independent
2.7.1.1.1. Kayibanda became Rwanda’s first elected President .
2.7.1.1.2. the Tutsis who fled the country formed armed insurgencies
3. What led to the genocide
3.1. In 1990s
3.1.1.1. who was backed by France
3.1.1.2. belonged to Hutu community
3.1.1.3. Habriyama rose to power in 1973
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Former French Prime Minister Edouard Balladur said on Wednesday that in 1994 France avoided becoming an “acolyte” of the Rwandan Hutu genocidal government by preventing a French military operation in Kigali, which he said was called for by the entourage of Socialist President François Mitterrand.
In the spring of 1994, when the Tutsi genocide was underway in Rwanda, “all those who advocated an intervention by the French army were in fact in favour of the Hutu government”, and wanted to support it against the Tutsi rebels of the RPF (Rwandan Patriotic Front), Balladur said in an interview with France 24 and RFI.
France need not apologise for Rwandan genocide - ex French PM africanews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from africanews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.