Rwanda Genocide Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards based on lecture notes about the Rwandan Genocide.

PARMEHUTU

Hutu emancipation movement formed in 1957.

National Rwandese Union (UNAR)

Tutsi organization formed in 1959 to distance from colonizers.

Children of '59

Tutsis who fled to Uganda after the first ethnic violence.

RPF

Group evolved from the 'Children of 59', later led by Paul Kagame.

Inyenzi

Group that attacked President Kayibanda's regime.

National Revolutionary Movement for Development (MRND)

The only legal political party in Rwanda formed in 1974.

Interahamwe

Hutu Power Movement formed in December 1991, focused on the destruction of Tutsi.

Network Zero

A group focused on the destruction of the Tutsi.

Kangura

Propaganda magazine used to spread hate; similar to works of Goebbles and Streicher.

Radio Television Libre des Milles Collines (RTLM)

"Most successful hate radio in history" used to spread hate towards Tutsi.

Arusha Accords

Peace agreement in August 1993 intended to establish peace between Hutu and Tutsi.

UNAMIR

United Nations Mission for Rwanda, intended to assist in securing the capital and monitoring cease fire.

Romeo Dallaire

General who led UNAMIR.

Agathe Uwilingiyimana

Prime Minister of Rwanda who was murdered.

Somalia Syndrome

Term referring to the reluctance of international forces to intervene after the events in Somalia.

Athanase Seromba

Catholic priest eventually convicted of crimes against humanity.

Sylvestre Gacumbitsi

Mayor who invited thousands of Tutsi to the church of Nyarubuye where they were massacred.

Operation Amaryllis

French operation in April 1994 to evacuate foreign residents.

Operation Turquoise

French operation in June 1994 that created a safe zone.

Presidential Decree Directive 25

US policy preventing US forces from being used by the UN against US foreign policy interests.

Colin Keating

Representative from New Zealand who urged the UN council to adopt the term 'genocide'.

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)

Established in May 1994 to put major players in the genocide on trial.

Gacaca courts

Community-based courts held from 2005-2012 to try those accused of genocide.

Philippe Gaillard

Head of Red Cross in Rwanda who spoke out about the genocide.

Paul Rusesabagina

House manager of Hotel des Milles Collines who saved 1,200 people.

Carl Wilkens

Head of Adventist Development and Relief Agency who negotiated with leaders to save lives

Mbaye Diagne

Unarmed UN peacekeeper who saved hundreds of people against orders.

The Hutu

One of the ethnic groups in Rwanda, historically cultivators.

The Tutsi

One of the ethnic groups in Rwanda, historically herdsmen.

Ethnic Racism

Practiced by President Kayibanda's regime to solidify Hutu authority.

Hutu Ten Commandments

Propaganda tool used to spread hatred against Tutsis.

Habyarimana

President, assassination in April 6 1994 was trigger for genocide.

Rape During Rwandan genocide

Used as a weapon to humiliate and destroy Tutsi women.

Jean-Paul Akayesu

Prosecuted for rape and sexual violence against Tutsi women.

Gikongoro massacres

Massacres that occurred during the first republic around the year 1963.

Paul Kagame

The Current President of Rwanda and leader of the RPF.

Nyarubuye massacre

Mayor Sylvestre Gacumbitsi invited thousands of Tutsi to the church where they were Killed, April 14-15.

Ntaryamira

President of Burundi assassinated alongside Habyarimana.

Tutsi women

Depicted as beautiful and treacherous by propaganda.

Safe zones

Zones created by Romeo Dallaire to protect the victims with limited resources.

Rwanda

One of the most stable countries in Africa today, under the leadership of Paul Kagame.