Eyewitness to a Genocide: The United Nations and Rwanda
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- Synopsis
- Very little about the Rwandan genocide is comprehensible. A Hutu elite came to believe that Hutu salvation necessitated Tutsi extermination. The Hutus enacted their conspiracy with startling efficiency. In one hundred days, between April 6 and July 19, 1994, they murdered roughly eight hundred thousand individuals. For the statistically inclined, that works out to 333&1/3 deaths per hour, 5&1/2 deaths per minute. The rate of murder was even greater during the first four weeks, when most of the deaths occurred. The Rwandan genocide, therefore, has the macabre distinction of exceeding the rate of killing attained during the Holocaust.
- Copyright:
- 2002
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 231 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780801438837
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 01/10/08
- Copyrighted By:
- Cornell University
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
- Submitted By:
- 8
- Proofread By:
- Allison Hilliker
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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