Which of the following is an example of post-Cold War genocidal behavior resulting in the killing of over half a million people? A - Chechnya, Russia, in 1999B - Kashmir, India, in 2002C - West Bank/Gaza/Israel in 2001 to 2002D - Rwanda in 1994

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Alisa Sawyer

20 March, 00:45

Which of the following is an example of post-Cold War genocidal behavior resulting in the killing of over half a million people? A - Chechnya, Russia, in 1999B - Kashmir, India, in 2002C - West Bank/Gaza/Israel in 2001 to 2002D - Rwanda in 1994

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Option: D) Rwanda in 1994

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The genocide creates a situation of the removal of ethnic and minority groups from society as they are term as unwanted populations. The Rwandan genocide happened because of a political struggle between the Tutsi and Hutu. Hutu were the extremist who targeted members of the minority Tutsi community. The Tutsi dominated Rwanda for a long period in the country despite the population largely consist of 85% Hutu. The genocide began after President Juvenal Habyarimana killed according to the Hutu community by Rwandan Patriotic Front.