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Ms Ingabire, a member of the Hutu ethnic group, had got into trouble for questioning why Rwanda's official memorial to the 1994 genocide did not include any Hutus.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2024

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

Thousands of Hutus fled to neighboring eastern Congo.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2022

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