https://padlet.com/tsteller/xn3glns9wfeti09f By Trent S. en-us 2021-10-05 15:48:33 UTC 2023-10-03 12:21:17 UTC hello@padlet.com tsteller https://padlet.com/tsteller/xn3glns9wfeti09f/wish/1793620446 In 1994, civil war and genocide devastated Rwanda after a plane carrying Rwanda’s leader, who led alongside the Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF)—consisting of Tutsi, a minority group—, was struck down and killed. Following the attack, Hutu militants began killing Tutsi, along with other moderate Hutu and Twa. It is estimated that up to 1 million people (around 500,000 to 800,000 being Tutsi) were killed; additionally, over 2 million (out of 8 million) Rwandans, which were mostly Hutu, migrated into the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, and Tanzania after the RPF regained control over Rwanda. Furthermore, the civil war reached into Burundi and displaced thousands more there. After the genocide ended, the RPF placed a Hutu as president and a Tutsi as vice president, where Hutu then began returning to the nation.]]> 2021-10-05 16:01:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tsteller/xn3glns9wfeti09f/wish/1793620446 tsteller https://padlet.com/tsteller/xn3glns9wfeti09f/wish/1793631700 Video Explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVnOGsJY5RQ]]> 2021-10-05 16:04:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tsteller/xn3glns9wfeti09f/wish/1793631700 tsteller https://padlet.com/tsteller/xn3glns9wfeti09f/wish/1793662612 Asylum: The Hutu sought refuge in Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo, two neighboring countries.
Chain migration: As more people, especially in one’s respective community, began to leave, others would follow suit so that their kinship networks would be preserved.
Forced migration: While not enforced by law, Tutsi had little choice but to leave Rwanda for another country during the genocide—in cliche terms, they would either kill or be killed.
Internally displaced persons: Those who lost their communities during the genocide, but did not emigrate, had nowhere to go in Rwanda on account of fear that they would be killed.
Kinship links: The kinship networks of Hutu often emigrated out of Rwanda in their respective groups.
Push factors: Being in an unstable country, especially if one was Tutsi (or Hutu, depending on the time), was the ultimate push factor for the immigrants.]]> 2021-10-05 16:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/tsteller/xn3glns9wfeti09f/wish/1793662612 tsteller https://padlet.com/tsteller/xn3glns9wfeti09f/wish/1796273274 Every migration flow generates a return or counter migration: Five years following the genocide’s peak in 1994, Rwanda’s population bounced back to 8 million people, showing how the Hutu eventually returned to Rwanda and grew the population.
Most migrants move a short distance: As Rwandans were fleeing the country, they migrated to Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo—3 neighboring countries, which demonstrates a relatively short migration distance.
Migrants who move longer distances tend to choose big-city destinations: Migrants often crowded into refugee camps rather than cities, as they returned after the country obtained stability—though, this law is most likely true for those who permanently relocated.
Urban residents are less migratory than people in rural areas: Rural areas, which often housed Tutsi, were targeted more than urban places; though, urban areas were also likely to be targeted, so it is unfair to say if one group was less migratory than the other.
Families are less likely to make international moves than young adults: This aspect of Ravenstein’s Law is not necessarily applicable to the Rwandan genocide, as families and tribes were equally, if not more often, fleeing the country.]]> 2021-10-06 12:32:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tsteller/xn3glns9wfeti09f/wish/1796273274