Uma História de Violência sob as Brumas des Virunga. Morte e poder no Ruanda

This article presents a personal view to understand the historical relationship of the two main ethnic groups in Rwanda, the Bahutu and the Batutsi. Since the independence of Rwanda, in 1961, these two ethnic groups are involved in a constant cycle of violence for the hegemonic control of the State...

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Main Author: Fernando Florêncio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Universitário de Lisboa 2011-10-01
Series:Cadernos de Estudos Africanos
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/cea/211
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spelling doaj-3c6ea9af0ed5470bbe23de0036443e5a2020-11-25T01:35:08ZengInstituto Universitário de LisboaCadernos de Estudos Africanos1645-37942011-10-0121719710.4000/cea.211Uma História de Violência sob as Brumas des Virunga. Morte e poder no RuandaFernando FlorêncioThis article presents a personal view to understand the historical relationship of the two main ethnic groups in Rwanda, the Bahutu and the Batutsi. Since the independence of Rwanda, in 1961, these two ethnic groups are involved in a constant cycle of violence for the hegemonic control of the State and the domination of one against the other. We aim to show also that the political fight in Rwanda broke up the civil war in Zaire and the outcoming of the Democratic Republic of Congo.http://journals.openedition.org/cea/211RwandagenocideBahutuBatutsiBanyamulenge
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author Fernando Florêncio
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Uma História de Violência sob as Brumas des Virunga. Morte e poder no Ruanda
Cadernos de Estudos Africanos
Rwanda
genocide
Bahutu
Batutsi
Banyamulenge
author_facet Fernando Florêncio
author_sort Fernando Florêncio
title Uma História de Violência sob as Brumas des Virunga. Morte e poder no Ruanda
title_short Uma História de Violência sob as Brumas des Virunga. Morte e poder no Ruanda
title_full Uma História de Violência sob as Brumas des Virunga. Morte e poder no Ruanda
title_fullStr Uma História de Violência sob as Brumas des Virunga. Morte e poder no Ruanda
title_full_unstemmed Uma História de Violência sob as Brumas des Virunga. Morte e poder no Ruanda
title_sort uma história de violência sob as brumas des virunga. morte e poder no ruanda
publisher Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
series Cadernos de Estudos Africanos
issn 1645-3794
publishDate 2011-10-01
description This article presents a personal view to understand the historical relationship of the two main ethnic groups in Rwanda, the Bahutu and the Batutsi. Since the independence of Rwanda, in 1961, these two ethnic groups are involved in a constant cycle of violence for the hegemonic control of the State and the domination of one against the other. We aim to show also that the political fight in Rwanda broke up the civil war in Zaire and the outcoming of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
topic Rwanda
genocide
Bahutu
Batutsi
Banyamulenge
url http://journals.openedition.org/cea/211
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