Rwanda is located in Central Africa, east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Rwanda was inhabited by two ancient African tribes; known as the Tutsi and Hutu. The European colonists, who thought the Tutsis were the nobles of the land, put them in power over Rwanda, even though they only made up about 15% of the population. Over time, the Hutu majority grew to resent this arrangement. Since 1990, Rwanda has been plagued by a violent ethnic conflict between Hutus and Tutsis, the nations 2 major ethnic groups. Rwanda was set in motion for one of the world's most worst tragedies of the 90s.
             In 1994, the conflict had destroyed the lives of nearly 1 million Rwandans and created a massive refugee problem. RPF, also known as the Tutsi Army, were in search of those responsible for killings that had begun in April of 1994.
             The refugee situation was at its worst with thousands of people dying in camps. By fall, the situation was stabilized, but some camps had become bases for Hutu militia members, who began launching raids in Northwestern Rwanda.
             President Juvenal Habyarimana was killed in April of 1994. The Hutu blamed the plane incident on the Tutsis, and the Hutu began a genocide against the Tutsi minority. After 100 days of killing every Tutsi they could find, along with Hutus who sought for peace between the tribes, more than 800,000 people had been killed.
             With the signing of Arusha Peace Agreement, it looked as if Rwanda might be on the verge of solving its problems. But with the death of President Habyarimana, it rekindled the civil war. Large #'s of civilians, military groups, and military forces were involved in the fighting.
             Hutu extremists took over the government. They accused the RPF of causing the president's death as an excuse to renew the civil war and incite violence against Tutsis and political opponents. Zaire received the most amount of refug
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