Listen to this clip carefully. This is the radio broadcast from Rwandan Radio (RTLM) in 1993-1994.
Some background: There were two major tribes in Rwanda called Hutu and Tutsi. The Hutus were a majority and Tutsi minorities. Hutus were in power. (1/6)
Some background: There were two major tribes in Rwanda called Hutu and Tutsi. The Hutus were a majority and Tutsi minorities. Hutus were in power. (1/6)
In 1990, the army began arming civilians with weapons such as machetes, and it began training the Hutu youth in combat, officially as a programme of "civil defence" against the Hutu threat.
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RTLM Radio was started in Mar-1993 and started with the broadcast of racist propaganda, obscene jokes & music, became very popular throughout the country.
The ground for genocide was being prepared since 1990. And a trigger occurred with Rwanda's president's assassination. (3/6)
The ground for genocide was being prepared since 1990. And a trigger occurred with Rwanda's president's assassination. (3/6)
The government was waiting for the UN Peace Keeping Force to leave Rwanda, and they started killing Tutsis. From 7th April to 15th July 1994, 10,74,000 people were killed, using Machetes (farm knife) not using Guns or Bombs. (4/6)
The world watched silently when 10 lakh people were killed in two months. America and Europe didn't intervene as there was no oil or natural resources of interest to them. (5/6)
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Listen to this radio broadcast again. Then switch ON some of our News channels a.k.a. #Modia. You'll find a striking similarity in their languages.
Let's wake up before it is too late. (6/6)
Let's wake up before it is too late. (6/6)
