In one of my classes, i was required to do a research paper. I did studies on the Rwandan genocide. It is the African equivalent of the holocaust. Close to a million people were slaughtered in a period of 90 days. There was a lot of pointing fingers among the super powers and the UN, arguing that the bloodshed could have been stopped.
Rwanda is a tiny country in central Africa. It is almost unnoticeable on the African map.In my research i found many useful resources and i happened to bump into one that i want to share. Immaculee Ilibagiza is a young lady who survived the bloodshed but her family was not that lucky except for her brother who was studying abroad. This is her story as seen on CBS 60 minutes. Click here to see the video I was unable to embed that video.
Other useful resources about the genocide include the movie Hotel Rwanda starring Don Cheadle and also UN general at the time General Romeo Dallaire documentary called ” Shake hands with the devil.” (saw it on you tube). I highly recommend all these resources.
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