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Consequently, King Kigeli V fled, and a Hutu regime came to power. Further solidifying the group’s grip on power were the elections of 1960 conducted by Belgian officials, in which Hutus emerged ...

Thousands died; some casualties were former Hutu militants and members of armed ... responsible for winning the war and placing him in power. Kabila also began removing ethnic Tutsis from his ...

Two minority groups (elites) either Hutu or Tutsi competed for power and were opposed to each other. The masses (Hutus and Tutsis) hang between the leaders and trusteeship authority.

The countries share a similar language and ethnic make-up - with Tutsi and Hutu communities often vying for power - and both ...

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