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  2. Lake Mugesera - Wikipedia

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    In the 15th century the region around the lake was settled by the Hondogo lineage of Tutsi people, pastoralists who had formed an independent state. [5] The Tutsi migrated to the Virunga region of Rwanda during the 15th and 16th centuries, settling between Lake Mugesera and Lake Muhazi. They gradually acquired power in most of the region of ...

  3. Tutsi - Wikipedia

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    Tutsi are native to Burundi and Rwanda along with the Hutu and Twa. Secondly, there are minority Tutsi in North Kivu and Kalehe in South Kivu – being part of the Banyarwanda (Hutu and Tutsi) community. These are not Banyamulenge. Most of the Banyarwandans came when they fled the genocide in Rwanda.

  4. Kingdom of Rwanda - Wikipedia

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    The borders of the kingdom were rounded out in the late 19th century by Mwami Rwabugiri, who is regarded as Rwanda’s greatest king. By 1900, Rwanda was a unified state with a centralized military structure. [14] Owing to its isolation, Rwanda's engagement with the Indian Ocean slave trade was

  5. List of Tutsis - Wikipedia

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    Lando Ndasingwa, Rwandan politician, murdered in the Genocide against Tutsi in 1994 [15] Louise Mushikiwabo , fourth and current Secretary General of Organisation internationale de la Francophonie . She previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Rwanda.

  6. Rwanda Nziza - Wikipedia

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    Rwanda's original national anthem, written when the country achieved independence from Belgium in 1962, was called "Rwanda Rwacu" ("Our Rwanda").Independence was achieved at a time of high tension, following the Rwandan Revolution: centuries of rule by the minority Tutsi group had been overturned in just three years, the majority Hutu taking power in a violent upheaval, and forcing more than ...

  7. Ethnic groups in Rwanda - Wikipedia

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    The largest ethnic groups in Rwanda are the Hutus, which make up about 85% of Rwanda's population; the Tutsis, which are 14%; and the Twa, which are around 1%. [1] Starting with the Tutsi feudal monarchy rule of the 10th century, the Hutus were a subjugated social group. Belgian colonization also contributed to the tensions between the Hutus ...

  8. Kigali Genocide Memorial - Wikipedia

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    The Kigali Genocide Memorial commemorates the 1994 Rwandan genocide.The remains of over 250,000 people are interred there. [1]There is a visitor centre for students and others wishing to understand the events leading up to the Rwanda genocide against Tutsi in 1994.

  9. Bugesera invasion - Wikipedia

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    Despite this, Tutsis remained disproportionately represented in the country's higher education system, a fact which continued to generate resentment among Hutus. [95] The country remained free of large-scale ethnic violence until 1973 [93] when new purges against Tutsis and inter-Hutu violence resulted in the overthrow of Kayibanda's regime. [95]