Rwanda Massacres
Definition
The Rwanda Massacres, also known as the Rwandan Genocide, was a mass slaughter of Tutsi ethnic group by the Hutu majority government in Rwanda. This occurred from April to July 1994 and resulted in an estimated 500,000 to 1 million deaths.
Analogy
Imagine you're at a school where two groups have been rivals for years. Suddenly, one group decides to eliminate the other completely. It's not just a fight; it's total eradication - that's how brutal and horrifying the Rwanda Massacres were.
Related terms
Genocide: The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular ethnic or national group.
Ethnic Conflict: A conflict between two or more contending ethnic groups.
Hutus and Tutsis: The two main ethnic groups in Rwanda involved in the genocide.
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