Hutus
- plural of Hutu.
Example Sentences
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President Kagame has been at the helm of Rwandan politics since his rebel forces took power at the end of the 1994 genocide which killed some 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2024
Rusesabagina was credited with sheltering more than 1,000 ethnic Tutsis at the hotel he managed during Rwanda’s 1994 genocide in which over 800,000 Tutsi and Hutus who tried to protect them were killed.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
Rusesabagina was credited with sheltering ethnic Tutsis at the hotel he managed during Rwanda’s 1994 genocide in which more than 800,000 Tutsi and Hutus who tried to protect them were killed.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
The M23 and its predecessor groups have claimed to defend Tutsi interests against ethnic Hutu militias whose leaders participated in the 1994 Rwandan genocide of more than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus.
From Reuters ● Feb. 17, 2023
Background: In 1959, three years before independence from Belgium, the majority ethnic group, the Hutus, overthrew the ruling Tutsi king.
From The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
