In the Rwandan Genocide, what was the group selected for destruction? In what specific ways were they "outside" the dominant culture?

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Grace Yoder

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20 January, 10:03

In the Rwandan Genocide, what was the group selected for destruction? In what specific ways were they "outside" the dominant culture?

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Ruben Zuniga · Answer 1

The Tutsis were being targeted. Tutsi, being smaller in number, felt elite, and rose to power as tribal leaders and the rich upper class. The Hutu always were more like farmers and workers in Rwandan society.