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The agreement broke down after the assassination of the Rwandan and Burundian Presidents, triggering a resumption of hostilities and the start of the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, in which the Hutu then in power killed an estimated 500,000–600,000 people, largely of Tutsi origin.
Nigeria stands out as one of the world's most linguistically diverse nations, with over 500 languages spoken among its 223 million [2] [3] people (2023 estimate [4]), a testament to its rich ethnic heritage.
The origins of the Hutu, Tutsi and Twa peoples is a major issue of controversy in the histories of Rwanda and Burundi, as well as the Great Lakes region of Africa.The relationship among the three modern populations is thus, in many ways, derived from the perceived origins and claim to "Rwandan-ness".
English: This category is for individual people from the Tutsi ethnic group. Pages in category "Tutsi people" The following 75 pages are in this category, out of 75 total.
Hausa (Nigeria) Chadic: 81 9 5 6 43 32 ... Tutsi (Rwanda) Niger-Congo: 94 0 15 0 80 1 4 0 0 0 ... African people; Languages of Africa;
Sonia Rolland, actress, mother tutsi, father French – born 1981; Stromae, Belgian musician, rapper and singer-songwriter. Benjamin Sehene, Rwandian author, lives in Paris – born 1959 [16] [17] Immaculée Ilibagiza, Rwandan American author and Rwandan Genocide survivor. Scholastique Mukasonga, writer, author of Our Lady of the Nile [18]
The largest ethnic groups in Rwanda are the Hutus, which make up about 85% of Rwanda's population; the Tutsis, which are 14%; and the Twa, which are around 1%. [1] Starting with the Tutsi feudal monarchy rule of the 10th century, the Hutus were a subjugated social group.
Some groups have alleged that there is deliberate misreporting in order to give selected ethnicities numerical superiority (as in the case of Nigeria's Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba, and Igbo peoples). [1] [2] [3] A 2009 genetic clustering study, which genotyped 1327 polymorphic markers in various African populations, identified six ancestral clusters.