Tutsi - Wikipedia The "Tutsi" were defined as anyone owning more than ten cows (a sign of wealth) or with the physical features such as a longer, thin nose, high cheekbones, or being over six feet tall, all of which are common descriptions associated with the Tutsi
Tutsi | Ethnic Group, Rwanda, Burundi | Britannica Tutsi, ethnic group of probable Nilotic origin, whose members live within Rwanda and Burundi The Tutsi formed the traditional aristocratic minority in both countries, constituting about 9 percent and 14 percent of the population, respectively
Tutsi - Wikiwand The Tutsi, also called Watusi, Watutsi or Abatutsi, are an ethnic group established primarily in Rwanda and Burundi They are a Bantu-speaking people and the se
Tutsi - The Africanica The Tutsi are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group primarily inhabiting Rwanda, Burundi, and the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with a population of around 2–3 million
Tutsi | Research Starters - EBSCO The Tutsi, also referred to as Watutsi or Watusi, are an ethnic group primarily found in Rwanda and Burundi, known historically for their cattle farming They are part of a complex social fabric intertwined with another ethnic group, the Hutu, with whom they shared a long history of relative harmony despite significant social and power disparities
AFRICA | 101 Last Tribes - Tutsi people The Tutsi, or Abatutsi, are a social class or ethnic group of the African Great Lakes region Historically, they were often referred to as the Watutsi, Watusi, Wahuma, Wahima or the Wahinda
Rwandan Genocide - Facts, Response Trials | HISTORY During the 1994 Rwandan genocide, also known as 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, members of the Hutu ethnic majority in the east-central African nation of Rwanda murdered as many as
Divided by Ethnicity - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Civil war between Hutus and Tutsis broke out on October 2, 1990, when the Rwandan Patriotic Front, the Tutsi rebel group, invaded Rwanda from the north Hutu extremists accused all Tutsis of supporting the rebels operating outside the country