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==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
1884 - The Berlin Conference assigned the territory to Germany as part of German East Africa, marking the beginning of the colonial era<br> | 1884 - The Berlin Conference assigned the territory to Germany as part of German East Africa, marking the beginning of the colonial era<br> | ||
1959 - 1961 The Rwandan Revolution, was a period of ethnic violence in Rwanda from | 1959 - 1961 The Rwandan Revolution, was a period of ethnic violence in Rwanda from between the Hutu and the Tutsi, two of the three ethnic groups in Rwanda. The revolution saw the country transition from a Belgian colony with a Tutsi monarchy to an independent Hutu-dominated republic<br> | ||
1962 - Rwanda was separated from Burundi and gained independence. Cycles of violence followed, with exiled Tutsi attacking from neighboring countries and the Hutu retaliating with large-scale slaughter and repression of the Tutsi<br> | 1962 - Rwanda was separated from Burundi and gained independence. Cycles of violence followed, with exiled Tutsi attacking from neighboring countries and the Hutu retaliating with large-scale slaughter and repression of the Tutsi<br> | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
*[https://www.britannica.com/place/Kingdom-of-Rwanda Encyclopaedia Britannica] History of the Kingdom of Rwanda | *[https://www.britannica.com/place/Kingdom-of-Rwanda Encyclopaedia Britannica] History of the Kingdom of Rwanda | ||
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