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Are Hutus and Tutsis genetically different?
The degree as to which the Hutu and Tutsi are two different ethnic or genetic population groups remains the subject of debate among scholars today. There is no clear-cut distinction in the physical features between the two.
Who began the Rwandan genocide?
The genocide was conceived by extremist elements of Rwanda’s majority Hutu population who planned to kill the minority Tutsi population and anyone who opposed those genocidal intentions. It is estimated that some 200,000 Hutu, spurred on by propaganda from various media outlets, participated in the genocide.
Who really killed the president of Rwanda?
While initial suspicion fell upon the Hutu extremists who carried out the subsequent genocide, there have been several reports since 2000 stating that the attack was carried out by the RPF on the orders of Paul Kagame, who went on to become president of Rwanda.
What is the difference between Hutu and Tutsi?
Some Hutu become Tutsi, and some Tutsi become Hutu, and some people have mixed ancestry but undivided identity, but the reality remains that on average the Hutu and Tutsi do look different. This was obvious in Hotel Rwanda itself, the Hutu protagonist’s Tutsi wife was played by a half-white actress.
What is the difference between TWA and Tutsi?
(Mamdani, 44) The Twa people are pygmies (anyone under 150 cm). Since the Twa only made up a very small portion of the total population, the controversy shifted to the Hutu and Tutsi. The Hutu people are neither tall nor short. Tutsis are typically tall and slender.
Are Tutsis of Hamitic origin?
(Carney, 11) Specifically in Africa, the Hamitic race was supposedly superior to the other groups of people living there at the time. Tutsis were seen as being of Hamitic origin. “For European theorists in Rwanda, the Tutsi fit the role of Hamitic civilizer; the Hutu were classified as Bantu Africans.
Do Tutsis look different from Bantus?
Everyone in the region believes that on average they look different, but now there is some genetic data confirming the non-Bantu affinities of the Tutsi. This is a sample of one individual, so one has to be cautious of issues of representativeness.