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6 - The Abyss

Political Transition, Civil War and Genocide

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2024

Filip Reyntjens
Affiliation:
Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
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Starting in 1990, the lethal combination of three factors led to genocide: political transition, civil war and bipolar ethnicity. In the second half of 1990, the start of the democratisation process coincided with an attack by the RPF, the political–military organisation of the Tutsi refugees. Despite the signing of a peace accord in 1993, the civil war resumed in 1994 and led to the RPF's victory. From April to July, the Tutsi were the victims of a genocide orchestrated by Hutu hardliners.

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Modern Rwanda
A Political History
, pp. 128 - 154
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • The Abyss
  • Filip Reyntjens, Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
  • Book: Modern Rwanda
  • Online publication: 14 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009284493.007
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  • The Abyss
  • Filip Reyntjens, Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
  • Book: Modern Rwanda
  • Online publication: 14 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009284493.007
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  • The Abyss
  • Filip Reyntjens, Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
  • Book: Modern Rwanda
  • Online publication: 14 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009284493.007
Available formats
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