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Rwanda -- History
Pre-Colonial History Twa, Hutu and Tutsi are the three peoples who inhabit Rwanda. The Twa, who number less than 1% percent of the population and are pygmies. They preferred living in the forests where they lived by hunting and gathering. The Twa gave way when the Hutu arrived in the region and moved deeper into the forests. [eng] |
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An MBendi Profile: Burundi - Overview
Belgium occupied Ruanda-Urundi (as the League of Nations mandated territory encompassing both Rwanda and Burundi was named) in 1916. [eng] |
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Historical Precursors to the Ethnic Conflict in Burundi -- Before Independence
A pygmoid group called the Twa are thought to be Burundi's first inhabitants, and they comprise about 1% of the population today. The Hutu finished migrating to Burundi by the 11th century, and in the 14th century the Tutsi invaded and dominated under successive Tutsi mwamis, or kings. [eng] |
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Burundi: History
The Twa or Pygmy were the first inhabitants of what is known today as Burundi. Then came the Hutus, a Bantu tribe, who were followed in the 16th century by the Tutsi. [eng] |
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Burundi -- History
Timeline. [eng] |
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