The Humanity Crisis Caused by Colonial Administrations in Rwanda

Abstract

Republic of Rwanda; It is a country bordered by Uganda in the north, Tanzania in the east, Burundi in the south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the west. Because of its rugged terrain, the country was called Rwanda, meaning "Land of a Thousand Hills." In terms of its natural appearance, the chain of volcanoes in the north of Rwanda, which attracts attention with the hills' height and the valleys' depth, is remarkable. This geographical texture of the country has almost become similar to its political structure. Throughout history and geographical elevations, human crises have increased as they rose. Rwanda was very and peaceful until the Western powers established their colonies in the region. The territory of the country became the colony of the Germans and then the Belgians. To maintain their existence in the country, the Germans and the Belgians divided the country's peoples, created a social model based on ethnicity, and clashed with the masses. I will try to deal with the subject in terms of four periods. I will try to dwell on the preparation of the ground for ethnic conflict during the German and Belgian colonies, the official practices in the independence period that led to disintegration and social disruption in the country, and the unfortunate result of the genocide that took place in 1994. * This paper is the revised and developed version of the unpublished conference presentation entitled “The Humanity Crisis Caused by Colonial Administrations in Rwanda”, orally delivered at the 2nd Turkish Symposium of Social Sciences.

Keywords

• africa
• rwanda
• hutus
• tutsis
• belgium
• germany
• africa
• rwanda
• hutus
• tutsis
• belgium
• germany