Tutsi

American

[toot-see] / ˈtut si /

noun

plural

Tutsis,

plural

Tutsi

a member of a very tall, slender, cattle-raising people of Rwanda and Burundi.

Tutsi British

/ ˈtuːtsɪ /

noun

a member of a people of Rwanda and Burundi, probably a Nilotic people

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Rwanda denies persistent and widespread allegations that it provides military support to the M23, which is largely made up of the Tutsi ethnic group that was targeted by Hutu militias in the genocide.

From BBC

Macron has previously acknowledged France's role in the Rwandan genocide, in which about 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus died, and sought forgiveness.

From BBC

It maintains it took up arms to protect the rights of the minority Tutsi group in DR Congo.

From BBC

Rwandan troops are currently in DR Congo in support of the M23, which is led by ethnic Tutsis who say they took arms to protect the rights of the minority group.

From BBC

The fighters are led by ethnic Tutsis who say they took up arms to protect the rights of the minority group - and because the Congolese authorities reneged on an earlier peace deal.

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