loody genocide that took place in 1994.Another key factor that led to the Rwandan genocide was when the United Nations peacekeeping force arrived in Rwanda. The key person here was the Rwandan Hutu President Habyarimana. To him, the threat of peace was greater than the threat of war because to a certain extent, it meant a defeat. It meant that the Hutu could not have the total victory and power that they wanted. The Hutu would have had to share their power with the Tutsi, which was the one thing that they did not want to do. Even though the peacekeeping force arrived in Rwanda, the president’s men had no intention of allowing him to implement the so-called peace process (Gourevitch).Another factor that led to the genocide was when the plane that President Habyarimana and the President of Burundi was boarding was shot down. Hutu extremists believed that it was the work of the Rwandan Patriotic Force (RPF) in retaliation of President Habyarimana nonconformity with the peace deal (Gourevitch). The Hutu then decided that it was the perfect time to implement their genocidal plan to eliminate the Tutsi. The radio station in Rwanda (RTLM) was yet another factor that led to the genocide. From the time of the President’s death, the radio station became “genocide central.” It was through the radio that Hutu were instructed at times to go out and kill the Tutsi. On the other hand, the president of Burundi was also a passenger on President Habyarimana's plane, and was also killed on the night of April 6th. However, in Burundi, the army and the United Nation leaders there broadcast calls for calmness and Burundi did not explode. (Gourevitch 113). Therefore, through radio, a message of calm was sent out in Burundi, and its people responded to that, whilst a message was sent out in Rwanda to gather up the Hutu population to kill all of the Tutsi and its people responded to that. There were many ways in which the ge...
