Word: ruanda
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When Belgium assumed control of the region in 1916, it was called Ruanda-Urundi, two kingdoms of similar ethnic makeup--some 85% Hutu, 14% Tutsi and 1% Twa. Under the rule of a godlike Tutsi King, unquestioned by all ethnic groups, each nation had achieved a measure of cohesion rare in Africa at the time. While Tutsi dominated society, intermarriage was common, Hutu and Tutsi spoke the same language, and each fought side by side in wars against neighboring kingdoms...