History Rwana Flashcards
Akazu
part of the Hutu Power movement. this was the inner circle, or elite in the Rwandan government who supported Habyarimana. Determined to use any means, including genocide, to hold on to power
CDR
coalition for the Defense of the Republic: A Hutu Power organization formed in 1992 by hardliners from the MRND
Gacaca
a community court system in Rwanda, recreated in 1999 to try to handle the large number of court cases concerning those who participated in the genocide
ICTR
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, created after the 1994 genocide. Purpose was to try those guilty for leading the genocide
Impuzamugambi
Part of the Hutu Power Movement. Would be largely responsible for the genocide of Tutsi and moderate Hutu in 1994
Interahamwe
Part of the Hutu Power Movement. Began as a youth wing of the MRND. Would become largely responsible for the genocide of Tutsi and moderate Hutu in 1994. Means “those who word together” in Kinyarwanda
Inyenzi
“cockroach” in Kinyarwanda. Became a derogatory term used by the Hutu to describe the Tutsi
Kangura
Hutu magazine, part of the Hutu Power propaganda machine
Kinyarwanda
common language spoken by Tutsi, Hutu and Twa
MRND
National Revolutionary Movement for Development. President Habyarimana’s political party. Hutu organization
Mutzinzi Report
an investigation by the Rwandan government completed in 2007 concerning the 1994 shooting down of Habyarimana’s plane
Network Zero
a combination of various Hutu Power people and movements. “zero” refers to how many Tutsi they want to remain alive
PAREMEHUTU
Party for the Emancipation of the Hutus, created in 1957
RPF
Rwandan Patriotic Front, Tutsi rebel group formed after the 1959 revolution by Tutsis living as refugees outside of Rwanda. Would later be led by Paul Kagame
RTLM
Radio Television Libre des Mille Collines, a propaganda machine run by the Hutu Power Movement
UNAMIR
United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda
UNAR
National Rwandese Union, Tutsi political party created by 1959
UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees
Agathe Uwilingiyimana
Moderate Hutu. Prime minister of Rwanda. killed at the beginning of the genocide. should have been the one to take power after Habyarimana’s death
Theodore Sindikubwabo
Interim president of Rwanda. Appointed by Hutu Power leadership as a puppet leader
Paul Kagame
Tutsi, commander of the RPF
Gregoire Kayibanda
Hutu. President of Rwanda 1963-1973. overthrown by a military coup and died under mysterious circumstances
Juvenal Habyarimana
Hutu. President of Rwanda in 1973-1994. Gained power after a military coup. His assassination was a trigger for the 1994 genocide
Romeo Dallaire
Brigadier General from Canada, in command of the UN mission to Rwanda in 1994
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Secretary General of the UN during the Rwandan Genocide. from Egypt
Pasteur Bizimungu
A moderate Hutu who left the Habyarimana government in 1990. Eventually joined the RPF. Becomes the first president of the new post-genocide Rwandan government, with Paul Kagame as his VP
Theoneste Bagasora
Colonel in the Rwandan Army, Rwanda’s Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Defense. Leader in the Hutu Power movement
