rwanda
...t) and the Tutsi and Hutu were then segregated. The Tutsi people received better educations than the Hutu and their dominant social status created tension between the two groups. The Hutu were very resentful of the Tutsi and in 1959, they decided to take back control of their country. Hence the independant nation of Rwanda was born under a Hutu majority government. This takeover was a turning point for Rwanda. The Belgian priests fled and were replaced by Canadian priests who began such projects as the building of the National University. However, not all of the changes were positive under the new rule. There was still segregation except the roles had been reversed; the Hutu had power and status and the Tutsi people were being terrorized. In fact, many of the Tutsi fled from the country to escape the massacre that was taking place. A process of ethnic cleansing had begun. A number of things began to happen. First, in 1973, all of the Tutsi students were forced to leave the National University, then in 1989, the Brothers were expelled. A school in Rambura was transformed into a military training base and preparations began for ethnic confrontation. The Canadian relief money sent to Rwanda for education was used for the furtherment of the military and the personal comfort of the president and his top...