HI80341: Contemporary History of Rwanda

This module aims at focusing on contacts between Rwanda and Europe before effective colonization (Berlin Conference, European exploration of Rwanda, missionaries), German rule in Rwanda (1897-1916), establishment of missionaries in Rwanda, the effects of the First and Second World Wars on Rwanda, Belgian administration in Rwanda, the changes of the 1930’s, 1950s and early 1960s; Post-colonial Rwanda: First republic, Second republic, the genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994 and post genocide transformation.