Background of the Genocide
During the late 1900's in Rwanda there was mostly Hutu and some Tutsi people, a small precentage of Twa people. A Hutu lead government tried to kill and exterminate all the Tutsi so they would be able to have a complete Hutu country. The Hutu army succeeded in killing at least 800,000 Tutsi.
Violence
The Hutu killed Tuts based on their ethnicity using their large army. Since there was no domestic opposition, army for the Hutu to fight against, they killed 800,000 Tuts in the first 6 weeks of their invasion.
Response
General Romeo Dallaire, Force Commander of The United Nations appointed to Rwanda, warned his supperiors about the Hutu extremist plans on exteriminating the Tutsi. General Romeo Dallaire asked for support from the United Nations on fighting back against the Hutu but they rejected the request. A peace keeping force of soldiers decreased from 2,500 to 270 after the genocide.
Aftermath
Many survivors lost their entire families, spouses, parents, children, extended family, and friends, all dead. Large numbers of survivors lived in dire poverty. Many survivors also experienced trauma from all the death.