
History of Rwanda
Rwandan History (Doctorate in African Business)
Hunter-gatherers colonised the territory of
Rwanda (Central Africa,
Eastern Africa) in the Stone Age, followed later by Bantu
peoples.
- 1000 BC: human presence (iron and ceramic). Farming
- 10th Century: Hutu (west) and Twa arrive
- 10th Century - 18th Century: Kingdom of Rwanda (Banyarwanda)
- Nyiginya Dynasty
- 14th century: Tutsi (Northern shepherds) arrive
- 18th century: corn introduction
- 1861: John Speke
- 1890: German East Africa: Rwanda, Burundi
and Tanzania
- 1916: occupation by
Belgium
- 1925: integration of Ruanda-Urundi in the Belgian Congo
- 1962: Independence of Rwanda
- 1964: the first massacre of Tutsi
- 1990: Rwanda civil war
- 1993: Tutsi massacres
- 1994: assassination of the Prime Minister of Rwanda
- 1994: 15,000 dead - massacre of Kaduha Church (Gikongoro)
GENOCIDE OF THE TUTSI: 800,000 dead according to the United Nations
More information: Business in Rwanda, at EENI Website.
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