Abstract
From the 16th century to 1959 the Tutsi kingdom of Rwanda shared the history of Burundi. In 1959 an uprising of the Hutu destroyed the Tutsi feudal hierarchy and overthrew the monarchy. Elections and a referendum under the auspices of the UN in Sept. 1961 resulted in an overwhelming majority for the republican party, the Parmehutu (Parti du Mouvement de l’Emancipation du Bahutu), and the rejection of the monarchy. The republic proclaimed by the Parmehutu on 28 Jan. 1961 was recognized by the Belgian administration (but not by the UN) in Oct. 1961. Internal self-government was granted on 1 Jan. 1962, and by decision of the General Assembly of the UN the Republic of Rwanda became independent on 1 July 1962.
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Further Reading
Braeckman, C., Rwanda: Histoire d’un Génocide. Paris, 1994
Dorsey, L., Historical Dictionary of Rwanda. Metuchen (NJ), 1995
Gourevitch, P., We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow we Will be Killed With Our Families.Picador, London,1998
Prunier, G., The Rwanda Crisis: History of a Genocide. Farnborough, 1995
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Turner, B. (1999). Rwanda. In: Turner, B. (eds) The Statesman’s Yearbook 2000. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271289_217
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