Africa in the late 19th century
The name used for the takeover of Africa in the nineteenth century
The scramble for Africa
Which term was first used at the Berlin Conference which meant that a country had the power to affect developments eventhough it has not formal authority?
sphere of influence
In which year did Rwanda achieved its independence?
1962
What MRND youth group was formed in December 1991?
Interahamwe
What famous accords were signed in Tanzania in August 1993 between Habyarimana and the RPF?
Arusha Accords
Which Belgian Leader formed the International Congo Society in 1878?
King Leopold II
What was created following the First World War to oversee the colonies of the defeated powers?
The mandate system
Habyarimana formed this party in 1974?
MRND (National Revolutionary Movement for Development)
What militia was formed by hardliners of the MRND in February 1992?
CDR (Coalition for the Defence of the Republic)
What UN body was formed in August 1993 on the advice of the UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali to monitor the cease-fire?
UNAMIR (United Nations Mission for Rwanda)
What percentage of Africa's landmass was colonised in 1880 (the answer is the same for the percentage of Africa's landmass which was not colonised by 1914)?
10%
What did the Belgians introduce in 1933 which classified the ethnicity of each person in Ruanda-Urundi?
an identity card system
What did Habyarimana introduce during his rule which allowed more Hutus to attend educational institutions?
Quotas
What magazine was first published in 1990 which was designed to promote the cause of the Hutu in Rwanda?
Kangura
Who was chief of staff in the Ministry of Defence when the assassination happened?
Colonel Théoneste Bagosora
What conference was held in 1884 which allowed European powers to agree to ground rules for the exploitation of Africa?
What body administered Rwanda after the dissolution of the League of Nations in 1945?
A Trusteeship Council of the United Nations
In which year did the RPF launch its offensive against Rwanda?
1990
What radio station was established in 1993 which was to be associated with the development of the genocide?
RTLM (Radio Television Libre des Mille Collines)
Who initially believed that the assassination was carried out by RPF rebels in the hope that this would provoke a strong Hutu reaction?
French ambassador to Rwanda (Jean-Philippe Marlaud)
Between 1904 and 1907, the Germans conducted what is considered to be the first genocide of the twentieth century against these people in which country?
The Herero inhabitants in south west Africa (present day Namibia)
What was formed in 1957 which was the largest party for Hutu emancipation and which took part in the ethnic violence of 1959?
PARMEHUTU
What 1988 film captured the real life events of Dian Fossey, a US scientist who studied mountain gorillas in Rwanda but who was killed in 1985?
Gorillas in the Mist
What UN body was formed after the genocide (November 1994) to try people charged with crimes?
ICTR (International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda)
Which French magistrate found that it was the RPF with the help of the CIA which was to blame for the assassination?
Jean Louis Bruguiere