1918: Under the treaty of Versailles the former Germany Colony of Rwanda -urundi is made a U.N protectorate to be governed by Belgium. The two territories (later become Rwanda and Burundi) are administered separately under two different Tutsi monarchs. Both Germany and Belgium turned the traditional Hutu-Tutsi relationship into a class system. The minority Tutsi are favored over the hutu-tutsi relationship into a class system. The minority Tutsi are favored over the Hutus and given westerly style education. The Belgians used to the Tutsi minority to enforce their rule.
6/08/2011
THE ROAD TO GENOCIDE: A CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS, 1918-1994
1918: Under the treaty of Versailles the former Germany Colony of Rwanda -urundi is made a U.N protectorate to be governed by Belgium. The two territories (later become Rwanda and Burundi) are administered separately under two different Tutsi monarchs. Both Germany and Belgium turned the traditional Hutu-Tutsi relationship into a class system. The minority Tutsi are favored over the hutu-tutsi relationship into a class system. The minority Tutsi are favored over the Hutus and given westerly style education. The Belgians used to the Tutsi minority to enforce their rule.
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