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Episode Synopsis
As part of the CHY4U World History unit on African Resistance movements, Gr 12 student Dani Taylor takes us on a journey to Rwanda to examine the legacy of Grégoire Kayibanda, the nation's first elected president and a central figure in its independence from Belgium. From his pivotal role in spearheading the "Hutu Revolution" and challenging the existing Tutsi monarchy, to his leadership of the Parmehutu party, Kayibanda's rise to power irrevocably altered the socio-political landscape of Rwanda. Join us as we delve into the complex dynamics of his independence efforts, the establishment of the First Republic, and the foundational years that would define Rwanda's post-colonial trajectory. T
**This Podcast episode discusses the Rwandan Civil War as well as details from the Genocide in Rwanda from 1994-95.**
Sources used for this episode:
Carney, J. J. (2012). Beyond Tribalism: The Hutu-Tutsi Question and Catholic Rhetoric in Colonial Rwanda. Journal of Religion in Africa, 42(2), 172–202. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41725469
Childress, Stephen. (2015). FROM REVOLUTION TO RUIN: A PRELIMINARY LOOK AT RWANDA’S FIRST TWO PRESIDENTS, GRÉGOIRE KAYIBANDA AND JUVÉNAL HABYARIMANA, AND THEIR ADMINISTRATIONS.
Desrosiers, M.-E. (2014). RETHINKING POLITICAL RHETORIC AND AUTHORITY DURING RWANDA’S FIRST AND SECOND REPUBLICS. Africa: Journal of the International African Institute, 84(2), 199–225. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24525628
Family Search. (n.d.). Grégoire Kayibanda (1924-1976). FamilySearch.org. https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/GSW4-Z4D/gr%C3%A9goire-kayibanda-1924-1976#:~:text=When%20Gr%C3%A9goire%20Kayibanda%20was%20born%20on%201,L%C3%A9onidas%20Rwamanywa%2C%20was%2020%20and%20his%20mother%2C
Montreal Holocaust Museum. (2020, March 2). The Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Musée de l’Holocauste Montréal. https://museeholocauste.ca/en/resources-training/the-genocide-against-the-tutsi-in-rwanda/
Peacekeeping UN. (n.d.). UNAMIR. United Nations. https://peacekeeping.un.org/ar/mission/past/unamirS.htm
Umutesi, M. B. (2006). IS RECONCILIATION BETWEEN HUTUS AND TUTSIS POSSIBLE? Journal of International Affairs, 60(1), 157–171. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24358018
Wallis, A. (2020). Rwanda’s Forgotten Years: Reconsidering the Role and Crimes of Akazu 1973–1993. Journal of International Peacekeeping, 22(1-4), 40-59. https://doi.org/10.1163/18754112-0220104004
Zuber, D. (2024, November 27). Grégoire Kayibanda (1924-1976). BlackPast.org. https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/gregoire-kayibanda-1924-1976/
**This Podcast episode discusses the Rwandan Civil War as well as details from the Genocide in Rwanda from 1994-95.**
Sources used for this episode:
Carney, J. J. (2012). Beyond Tribalism: The Hutu-Tutsi Question and Catholic Rhetoric in Colonial Rwanda. Journal of Religion in Africa, 42(2), 172–202. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41725469
Childress, Stephen. (2015). FROM REVOLUTION TO RUIN: A PRELIMINARY LOOK AT RWANDA’S FIRST TWO PRESIDENTS, GRÉGOIRE KAYIBANDA AND JUVÉNAL HABYARIMANA, AND THEIR ADMINISTRATIONS.
Desrosiers, M.-E. (2014). RETHINKING POLITICAL RHETORIC AND AUTHORITY DURING RWANDA’S FIRST AND SECOND REPUBLICS. Africa: Journal of the International African Institute, 84(2), 199–225. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24525628
Family Search. (n.d.). Grégoire Kayibanda (1924-1976). FamilySearch.org. https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/GSW4-Z4D/gr%C3%A9goire-kayibanda-1924-1976#:~:text=When%20Gr%C3%A9goire%20Kayibanda%20was%20born%20on%201,L%C3%A9onidas%20Rwamanywa%2C%20was%2020%20and%20his%20mother%2C
Montreal Holocaust Museum. (2020, March 2). The Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Musée de l’Holocauste Montréal. https://museeholocauste.ca/en/resources-training/the-genocide-against-the-tutsi-in-rwanda/
Peacekeeping UN. (n.d.). UNAMIR. United Nations. https://peacekeeping.un.org/ar/mission/past/unamirS.htm
Umutesi, M. B. (2006). IS RECONCILIATION BETWEEN HUTUS AND TUTSIS POSSIBLE? Journal of International Affairs, 60(1), 157–171. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24358018
Wallis, A. (2020). Rwanda’s Forgotten Years: Reconsidering the Role and Crimes of Akazu 1973–1993. Journal of International Peacekeeping, 22(1-4), 40-59. https://doi.org/10.1163/18754112-0220104004
Zuber, D. (2024, November 27). Grégoire Kayibanda (1924-1976). BlackPast.org. https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/gregoire-kayibanda-1924-1976/
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