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There are many things that people in the world need to learn to respectfully honor the memory and tell the story of all of the people who lost their lives in the Congo Pygmy genocide.

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Environment was big for the Pygmy's. They used it as their home and learned many life skills in it. The Pygmy's got forced out of their land causing them to have bad health and money problems.

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Three big problems that effected this genocide were racism, logging, and conservation. Since the Pygmy people were African, their skin color was thought of as a problem. Logging is the cutting down of trees. The Pygmy people lived in the woods and needed the trees for protection. For conservation people thought that the Pygmy's were wasting land by living in the woods.

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These are children who unfortunately had to be involved in the Congo Pygmy genocide. They are Pygmy people. Pygmy people are African and usually don't get passed the height of 4'11. They were treated very poorly and these children could not learn traditional skills because they couldn't go into the forest.

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The U.S. did not respond to the Congo Pygmy genocide. It took place in Congo, Africa so the U.S. did not have to get into it.

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Another big event that has happened during this genocide was that Saddam Hussein was captured in 2003. According to ABC clio it says that Saddam Hussein was one of the most controversial world leaders ever. Saddam Hussein did many things wrong. He invaded countries and used chemical weapons along with many other things. Saddam Hussein was forced from his power in 2003 because of all these things.

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The Congo Pygmy genocide is still going on today but ti started in 1996. One of the big events happening in the U.S. during the same time as this genocide was 9/11. According to ABC clio they explain that 9/11 happened on September 11, 2001. An airliner going hundreds of miles per hour plowed into the North tower of the two twin towers at the world trade center. About 17 minutes later another airliner plowed into the South tower. This all happened during what everyone thought was a normal day at work. Over 2,600 people died from 9/11. This is a day we will always remember and it's something that has changed the U.S. forever.

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According to ABC clio they say "Twa communities suffer from problems of alcoholism and are treated with contempt by their countrymen. In 2007, it was reported that with no source of income, over 40% of the Twa in Rwanda earned a living through begging." The Congos were struggling with money and getting food. All of this contributed to theire genocide because they had bad health.

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According to Congo (ROC) they tell us "Civil conflict engulfed the ROC in 1998, resulting in the displacement of some 200,000 residents of the southern districts Brazzaville." A conflict for the Congos was that they were getting getting forced out of their land without choice which led to bad health and they started running out of food.

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According to Survival International they assert "The conflict in the DRC (Congo) has been especially brutal for the country’s ‘Pygmy’ peoples, who have suffered killings and rape, and allegedly been the victims of cannibalism from the heavily armed fighters" One of the main conflicts during the genocide were the type of killings going on. Not only was it just murder but they were also getting raped. One of the worst things was cannibalism. Not only is it gross, but it was killing many.

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According to Survival International they claim "In 2003, Mbuti representatives petitioned the UN to protect their people from horrific abuse by armed militia in Congo, including extremely high incidences of rape of women by the armed men."  The Pygmy people were getting killed in very outragous and uncalled for ways. People either thought they weren't equal because of how short they were or their color and others thought that their flesh gave them powers when consumed. This all resulted in a genocide.

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According to the book Cultures of the World Democratic Republic of the Congo written by Jay Heale he says "When the mani-kongo had insufficient numbers of captured enemies or local criminal for slaves, the Portugese sent raiding parties inland using the Atlantic island of Sao Tome as their base. ... sent troops against Kongo and, as would happen too often in African history, European firepower crushed all opposition."  They started sending troops against the Congo because of slaves and captured enemies. They were raping, killing, and eating the Congos.

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According to Survival International they state "‘In living memory, we have seen cruelty, massacres, genocide, but we have never seen human beings hunted and eaten literally as though they were game animals, as has recently happened,’ Sinafasi Makelo, Mbuti spokesman." One of the big things that was killing the Pygymy people was cannibalism. Some believed that they were subhuman and that their flesh had magical powers when it. was consumed.

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There were many perpetrators in this genocide. As the Civil War was going on both sides actually went against the Pygmy's and contributed to their genocide, along with various different groups of people.

The victims of the genocide were the Pygmy people. They are on the shorter side standing usually around 4'11 and they are African.

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The Congo Pygmy genocide was a very recent and interesting genocide. This genocide occurred in Congo, Africa in starting in 1996. The genocide is actually still going on today as well. The Pygmy people were getting removed from their land out of force. This caused them to have poor health and struggle with money. On top of them having poor health, they didn't have enough money for food so they couldn't eat as much. The Pygmy people were getting killed in three different ways which makes this genocide a big deal. The Pygmy people were not only getting murdered just normally but they were also getting raped and there was even cannibalism going on. Many people saw the Pygmy people as short and unequal so they went against them. Others believed that the Pygmy's flesh was magical and gave them magic powers when consumed. All of this resulted in the genocide of the Pygmy people.

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There were many conflicts during the Congo Pygmy genocide.

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There were many reasons as to how and why the Pygmy people were getting killed.