Why is this happening?
There are many reasons as to why the problem of genocide is occurring in The Democratic Republic of The Congo. One of these reasons would be from the violence happening in The Congo's neighboring country; Rwanda. In Rwanda, Hutu extremists were murdering the Tutsi minority. When Rwanda's genocide ended in 1994, many Hutu criminals poured into the DRC to escape from being arrested for their terrible actions. While hiding in The Congo, the Hutus formed a large group, known as Forces Democratique de Liberation du Rwanda. At that time, the Tutsis were currently in charge of Rwanda; they wanted justice for what the Hutus had done to their people. The vice president and and defense minister, Kagame, sent out troops into The Congo to look for the perpetrators that had brutally injured and murdered thousands of Tutsis. The Congolese rebel group fought back against Kagame's men in hopes of keeping their lives. Kagame had ordered Rwandan officers to initiate all of these massacres; there were so many that it suggested a possible genocide. The Tutsis were getting revenge for what the Hutus had done to them. All this violence is what's been causing this genocide, and it's only been getting worser and worser. Currently, the genocide hasn't been letting up much, and all of the other terror groups in The Congo haven't been helping much either. However, the two wars that occurred in The Congo had ended sometime in 2003.
Timeline
1994 - Hutu extremists escape arrest and move into The Congo for shelter. Tutsi rebels take over Rwanda's government.
1996 - First Congo War begins. Rwandan soldiers are sent to The Congo to defeat the Hutu extremists. Mobutu's government don't agree with their actions and prepare to fight against them.
1997 - Anti-Mobutu rebels and Rwandan soldiers attack and capture Kinshasa. Laurent Kabila is elected as president.
Late 1997 - Rwandan and Ugandan soldiers are brought back from war.
1998 - Second Congo War begins.
August 1998 - Rebels and Rwandan soldiers take over a great portion of the eastern Congo. Zimbabwe, Namibia, and Angola send soldiers to defeat the rebels.
July 1999 - A peace treaty is signed by the countries; Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Angola, and The Democratic Republic of the Congo.
August 1999 - MLC and RDC rebels sign treaty called Lusaka Accord as an attempt to end the war.
November 30, 1999 - UN enter the war to keep peace between the rebels and the governments.
January 2001 - Laurent Kabila is killed by his own bodyguard and is succeeded by his son, Joseph.
July 2002 - Kabila and Kagame (Rwanda's president) sign a peace treaty to get Rwandan troops to leave from the eastern part of The Congo.
September 2002 - The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda sign a treaty to make the Ugandan soldiers leave their land.
December 2002 - The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the rebel groups who participated in the war sign a peace treaty with South Africa and give rebels their own places in the government.
April 2003 - President Kabila creates and signs a constitution for The Democratic Republic of the Congo.
May 2003 - Rest of the Ugandan soldiers leave The Democratic Republic of the Congo. The war in The Congo ends.
Sources
Paragraph Sources;
"Congo: The First and Second Wars, 1996-2003 | Enough Project." Congo: The First and Second Wars, 1996-2003. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2014. <http://www.enoughproject.org/blogs/congo-first-and-second-wars-1996-2003>.
"D.R. Congo - United to End Genocide." United to End Genocide. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2014. <http://endgenocide.org/conflict-areas/dr-congo/>.
"A Second Rwanda Genocide Is Revealed in Congo." Msnbc.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2014. <http://www.nbcnews.com/id/39603000/ns/world_news-africa/t/second-rwanda-genocide-revealed-congo/#.VGOLJ41dVX0>.
Timeline Source;
"DRC - Key Events (Timeline)." STAND. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2014. <http://www.standnow.org/learn/aoe/drc/events>.
Picture Source;
"The Violent Legacy of the Second Congo War Continues." Rainey Legal Group PLLC. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2014. <http://www.raineydevine.com/2006/01/23/the-violent-legacy-of-the-second-congo-war-continues/>.
There are many reasons as to why the problem of genocide is occurring in The Democratic Republic of The Congo. One of these reasons would be from the violence happening in The Congo's neighboring country; Rwanda. In Rwanda, Hutu extremists were murdering the Tutsi minority. When Rwanda's genocide ended in 1994, many Hutu criminals poured into the DRC to escape from being arrested for their terrible actions. While hiding in The Congo, the Hutus formed a large group, known as Forces Democratique de Liberation du Rwanda. At that time, the Tutsis were currently in charge of Rwanda; they wanted justice for what the Hutus had done to their people. The vice president and and defense minister, Kagame, sent out troops into The Congo to look for the perpetrators that had brutally injured and murdered thousands of Tutsis. The Congolese rebel group fought back against Kagame's men in hopes of keeping their lives. Kagame had ordered Rwandan officers to initiate all of these massacres; there were so many that it suggested a possible genocide. The Tutsis were getting revenge for what the Hutus had done to them. All this violence is what's been causing this genocide, and it's only been getting worser and worser. Currently, the genocide hasn't been letting up much, and all of the other terror groups in The Congo haven't been helping much either. However, the two wars that occurred in The Congo had ended sometime in 2003.
Timeline
1994 - Hutu extremists escape arrest and move into The Congo for shelter. Tutsi rebels take over Rwanda's government.
1996 - First Congo War begins. Rwandan soldiers are sent to The Congo to defeat the Hutu extremists. Mobutu's government don't agree with their actions and prepare to fight against them.
1997 - Anti-Mobutu rebels and Rwandan soldiers attack and capture Kinshasa. Laurent Kabila is elected as president.
Late 1997 - Rwandan and Ugandan soldiers are brought back from war.
1998 - Second Congo War begins.
August 1998 - Rebels and Rwandan soldiers take over a great portion of the eastern Congo. Zimbabwe, Namibia, and Angola send soldiers to defeat the rebels.
July 1999 - A peace treaty is signed by the countries; Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Angola, and The Democratic Republic of the Congo.
August 1999 - MLC and RDC rebels sign treaty called Lusaka Accord as an attempt to end the war.
November 30, 1999 - UN enter the war to keep peace between the rebels and the governments.
January 2001 - Laurent Kabila is killed by his own bodyguard and is succeeded by his son, Joseph.
July 2002 - Kabila and Kagame (Rwanda's president) sign a peace treaty to get Rwandan troops to leave from the eastern part of The Congo.
September 2002 - The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda sign a treaty to make the Ugandan soldiers leave their land.
December 2002 - The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the rebel groups who participated in the war sign a peace treaty with South Africa and give rebels their own places in the government.
April 2003 - President Kabila creates and signs a constitution for The Democratic Republic of the Congo.
May 2003 - Rest of the Ugandan soldiers leave The Democratic Republic of the Congo. The war in The Congo ends.
Sources
Paragraph Sources;
"Congo: The First and Second Wars, 1996-2003 | Enough Project." Congo: The First and Second Wars, 1996-2003. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2014. <http://www.enoughproject.org/blogs/congo-first-and-second-wars-1996-2003>.
"D.R. Congo - United to End Genocide." United to End Genocide. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2014. <http://endgenocide.org/conflict-areas/dr-congo/>.
"A Second Rwanda Genocide Is Revealed in Congo." Msnbc.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2014. <http://www.nbcnews.com/id/39603000/ns/world_news-africa/t/second-rwanda-genocide-revealed-congo/#.VGOLJ41dVX0>.
Timeline Source;
"DRC - Key Events (Timeline)." STAND. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2014. <http://www.standnow.org/learn/aoe/drc/events>.
Picture Source;
"The Violent Legacy of the Second Congo War Continues." Rainey Legal Group PLLC. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2014. <http://www.raineydevine.com/2006/01/23/the-violent-legacy-of-the-second-congo-war-continues/>.