Title: Rwanda's genocide — what happened, why it happened, and how it still matters - Vox
Headings: Rwanda's genocide — what happened, why it happened, and how it still matters
Rwanda's genocide — what happened, why it happened, and how it still matters
What happened
The story behind the Rwandan genocide begins with colonialism
The Rwandan genocide was a directed, pre-meditated attempt to eliminate an entire people
The Rwandan genocide was a pre-planned extermination campaign
There's a strong case the world could have stopped it
It ended only after Tutsi rebels defeated the government
Sadly, there's no reason to stop worrying about Rwanda even 20 years after the genocide
Rwanda today is a much better place, but still suffers from authoritarianism and violence
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