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Why did the Rwandan genocide occur? **  __**Hutu-Tutsi Conflict** __ **The Tutsis migrated to Rwanda from Ethiopia in the 1400s. The Hutu had already been living in Rwanda. They made peace. The Tutsis would raise crops for the Hutu if the Hutu kept them safe. In 1916, Belgium gained control of Rwanda. During this time, the Hutu and Tutsis lived as one without problem. When the Belgians left Rwanda, the two groups fought for control. Burundi was then mostly controlled by the Tutsis and Rwanda was mainly controlled by the Hutu. The prolonging conflict led to genocide in 1994. The genocide in Rwanda was started with President Juvenal Habyarimana's plane being shot and the president was killed. **
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