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Hutu
Total population

5-9.5 million Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Alice_Nzomukunda. ...

Regions with significant populations
Rwanda, Burundi, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (mainly refugees)
Languages
Kirundi, Kinyarwanda
Religions
Catholicism, Protestantism, Sunni Islam, indigenous beliefs.
Related ethnic groups
Tutsi

The Hutu are a Central African ethnic group, living mainly in Rwanda and Burundi. Introduction Kirundi (also written Rundi) is a Bantu language (D62 in Guthries classification) spoken by some 6 million people in Burundi and adjacent parts of Tanzania and Congo-Kinshasa, as well as in Uganda. ... Kinyarwanda is the chief spoken language in Rwanda. ... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter. ... Protestantism is one of three main groups within Christianity, whose beliefs are centered on Jesus. ... Sunni Muslims are by far the largest denomination of Islam. ... The Tutsi are one of three native peoples of the nations of Rwanda and Burundi in central Africa, the other two being the Twa and the Hutu. ...

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Population statistics

The Hutu are the largest of the three ethnic groups in Burundi and Rwanda; according to the United States Central Intelligence Agency, 84% of Rwandans[1] and 85% of Burundians[2] are Hutu, although other sources have found statistics that differ by several percent.[3] The division between the Hutu and the Tutsi, the larger of the other two groups, is based more upon social class than ethnicity, as there are no significant lingual, physical, or cultural differences between them. (The Twa pygmies, the smallest of Rwanda and Burundi's three groups, also share language and culture with the Hutu and Tutsi, but are much shorter and have agreed upon genetic differences.)[4][5] The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an intelligence agency of the United States Government. ... The Tutsi are one of three native peoples of the nations of Rwanda and Burundi in central Africa, the other two being the Twa and the Hutu. ... The Twa, also known as Batwa, are a pygmy people, of short stature, who were the oldest recorded inhabitants of the Great Lakes region of central Africa. ... Member of any human group whose adult males grow to less than 59 in. ...


Competing theories about origins

The Hutu arrived in Africa's Great Lakes region during the 1000s, displacing the Twa pygmies,[6] and dominated the area with a series of small kingdoms until the arrival of the Tutsi. Several theories exist to explain the Tutsi and their differences (if any) from the Hutu. One is that the Tutsi were a Hamitic people who migrated south from what is now Ethiopia, conquering the Hutu kingdoms and establishing dominance over the Hutu and Twa between the 1400s and the 1700s.[6] However, an alternate theory, that the Hutu and Tutsi were originally one people, but were artificially divided by German and then Belgian colonists so the Tutsi minority could serve as local overseers for Berlin and Brussels, has received support among those supporting Rwandan national unity.[7][8] Still others suggest that the two groups are related but not identical, and that the differences between the two were exacerbated by Europeans[9] or by a gradual, natural split as the those who owned cattle became known as Tutsi and those who didn't became Hutu.[5] A world map showing the continent of Africa. ... The Great Lakes and the East African coastline as seen from space. ... Events Sweyn I of Denmark invades England. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Berlin is the capital city and one of the sixteen states of the Federal Republic of Germany. ... Nickname: The Capital Of Europe, Comic City City of a 100 Museums[] Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Coordinates: Country Belgium Region Brussels-Capital Region Founded 979 Founded (Region) June 18, 1989  - Mayor (Municipality) Freddy Thielemans Area    - City 162 (Region) km²  (62. ...


Post-colonial history of the Hutu and Tutsi

The Belgian-sponsored Tutsi monarchy survived until 1959, when Kigeli V was exiled from the colony (then called Ruanda-Urundi.) Radical Hutus, many belonging to the political party Parmehutu (Party of the Hutu Emancipation Movement), gained power, and in 1962, when the area was divided into Rwanda and Burundi and both countries received their independence from Belgium, Hutus seized full control of Rwanda. Once in control, these Hutus then began to kill thousands of Tutsis.[10] Tutsis, however, remained in control of Burundi. The Kingdom of Banyarwanda or Rwanda was founded in the 15th century by a pastoral tribe, the Tutsi. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie, President of the Crown Council of Ethiopia (L) and King Kigeli V of Rwanda (R). ... Ruanda-Urundi was a Belgian League of Nations Mandate and then UN trust territory from 1924 to 1962 when it became the independent states of Rwanda and Burundi. ... Parmehutu (Parti du Mouvement de lEmancipation Hutu; French: Party of the Hutu Emancipation Movement), also known as MDR-Parmehutu (Mouvement démocratique republicain Parmehutu; French: Parmehutu Democratic Republican Movement) is a now-defunct political party of Rwanda and Burundi. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...


During the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, United Nations peacekeepers, part of UNOMIR, were powerless to prevent Hutu extremists from killing[11] hundreds of thousands of Tutsis,[12] as well as moderate Hutu politicians. About 30% of the Twa population of Rwanda also died in the fighting.[13] The Rwandan Genocide (French: Génocide au Rwanda) was the massacre of an estimated 800,000 to 1,071,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus in Rwanda, mostly carried out by two extremist Hutu militia groups, the Interahamwe and the Impuzamugambi, during a period of about 100 days from April... The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ...


As of 2006, violence between the Hutu and Tutsi has subsided, but the situation in both Rwanda and Burundi is still tense, and tens of thousands of Rwandans are still living outside the country (see Great Lakes refugee crisis).[1] 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Refugee camp in Zaire, 1994 The Great Lakes refugee crisis is the common name for the situation beginning with the exodus in April 1994 of over two million Rwandans to neighboring countries of the Great Lakes region of Africa in the aftermath of the Rwandan Genocide. ...


See also

The Burundi Civil War is driven by ethnic rivalries between Burundis Hutu and Tutsi tribal factions. ... Burundi is one of the few countries in Africa, along with its closely linked neighbour Rwanda, to be a direct territorial continuation of an ancient African state. ... Demographics of Burundi, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

References

  1. ^ a b CIA World Factbook writers. Rwanda: People. CIA World Factbook. Retrieved on 2006-10-31.
  2. ^ CIA World Factbook writers. Burundi: People. CIA World Factbook. Retrieved on 2006-10-31.
  3. ^ Kinyarwanda. Retrieved on 2006-10-31.
  4. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica writers. Twa. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved on 2006-11-01.
  5. ^ a b The Meaning of “Hutu,” “Tutsi,” and “Twa”. Human Rights Watch (1999). Retrieved on 2006-10-31.
  6. ^ a b Burundi. Lonely Planet Publications. Retrieved on 2006-12-30.
  7. ^ Joseph Mutaboba. I am Rwandese (at bottom of page). New Internationalist. Retrieved on 2006-10-31.
  8. ^ Saumitra Sen (2006-10-30). Invasion Theories. Retrieved on 2006-10-31.
  9. ^ Vernellia R., Randall (2006-02-16). Sexual Violence and Genocide Against Tutsi Women. University of Dayton. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
  10. ^ The Hutu Revolution. Human Rights Watch (1999). Retrieved on 2006-10-31.
  11. ^ Timeline of the genocide. PBS. Retrieved on 2006-12-30.
  12. ^ "How the genocide happened", BBC, 2004-04-01. Retrieved on 2006-10-31.
  13. ^ "Minorities Under Siege: Pygmies today in Africa", UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-11.

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