LIM SHAN-LOONG MARK--T21

1. W orld I ssues @ Glance A S ingapore P erspective Prepared by: Team: The Liberators Lee Jun Long Koh Zhi Wei Rodney Vivek Menon Jeganeson S/O Jayagopalan Class: T21

3. History of the Conflict Since 15 th century the Tutsi’s have been in the rulers. Hutu’s were the majority group however still Tutsi held the higher position Tutsi’s were the minority group , they were rich and powerful

5. In 1959, the Hutu’s formed the Parmehutu to start a revolution. In the first day of the revolution over 20,000 Tutsi’s were killed . More than 200,000 Tutsis fled the country and accumulated the forces of the Tutsis from neighboring countries to form the Republic Patriotic Front (RPF). In 1961, the Belgians left the country, and the people of Rwanda gained Independence. Social Revolution

6. The Rwandan Civil War President Habyarimana In 1971, Habyarimana, a hutu overthrew the Tutsi President to start a 20 year dictatorship. The president Habyarimana was being opposed by the Republic Patriotic Front (RPF) Several peace treaties were signed between the two none worked out. Habyarimana did not want to give any political powers to the Tutsis

12. Gender & Treatment of Women Singapore gives equal rights to Women citizens in comparison the Male citizens however statistics shows otherwise. For example in the parliament the number of women candidates are stunningly scarce compared to the male candidates. In 2008, 44 seats out of 80 seats is currently filled up by Women. This shows us the amount of rights the women has in the Rwanda Government. Discrimination May Exist against women after all!!