The Rwanda Genocide occurred in 1990 in the country of Rwanda located in East Central Africa. A genocide is the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. This genocide consisted of three ethnic groups, the Hutu who represented approximately 85% of the population, the Tutsi who represented approximately 14% of the population, and the Twa who represented approximately 1% of the population. The total population of Rwanda in 1994 was ¬¬¬¬¬__________people. In the 1990s Habyarimana was the president at the time and belonged to the Hutu ethnic group. This group increased the division between the Hutu and Tutsi groups. During this period, the Hutu blamed the entire Tutsi minority for the country's social, economic, and political problems. Responsibility for the Rwandan genocide cannot be placed on anyone without considering the history between these two tribes; it is undoubtedly the most unique genocide of the 20th century, only because the United Nations and neighboring countries could have saved and helped many people. During the time of the genocide, the Hutus feared the minority as they remembered the past years of unjust rule by the Tutsi government. On April 6, 1994, Habyarimana's plane was shot down. The violence began immediately afterwards. The Hutus sent planes to kill the Tutsis. Many political leaders and other high-profile opponents of the Tutsis were killed immediately. The Tutsis tried to flee but checkpoints were set up across the country. Many families were killed all together. The women were beaten and raped. Approximately 200,000 people participated in the perpetration. Only a few weeks after the genocide began, 800,000 men, women and children were killed amidst... middle of paper... 50,000 deaths were expected and General Dallaire was surprised by the poor judgment of the UN. The media during the Rwandan genocide was very helpful towards the Hutu group, and not so much towards the Tutsi group. Before the genocide the Hutus used many forms of radio and newspapers to dehumanize the Tutsi group in order to ensure the killings were successful. The Rwandan genocide was responsible for the deaths of over 800,000 innocent people. If the United Nations and neighboring countries had stepped up and helped, they could have saved many people's lives. Even just by interrupting the radio network with hateful messages, many murders could have been avoided. It has been a great learning block not only for Rwanda but for many countries and the United Nations in not underestimating situations. This is why the Rwandan genocide was a very unique genocide in the 19th century.