Historical dictionary of Rwanda
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Historical dictionary of Rwanda
（Historical dictionaries of Africa, no. 105）
Scarecrow Press, 2007
New ed
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Available at 15 libraries
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityアフリカ専攻
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Note
Rev. ed. of: Historical dictionary of Rwanda / Learthen Dorsey. 1994
Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-227)
Chronology: p. xxvii-xxxvii
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Blessed with natural beauty and rich vegetation, Rwanda is often called the "land of a thousand hills" (le pays des mille collines). A proud people, the Banyarwanda (Rwandans) possess a centric view of the world, believing that Imana (God) favors Rwanda, as conveyed through the saying "Imana yirirwa ahandi igataha i Rwanda" (God spends the day some place else but goes back home to Rwanda to sleep) and the fact that Rwanda means "the universe." However, this idyllic view of Rwanda sharply contrasts with the sad history of ethnic strife that has unfolded in the country since the 1950s: the 1959 Hutu Revolution followed by years of anti-Tutsi pogroms, undemocratic regimes, the civil war of 1990-1994, and, more significantly, the April-July 1994 genocide against the Tutsi and Hutu who opposed the killings. This new edition of Historical Dictionary of Rwanda, through its chronology, introductory essays, appendixes, maps, bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions and significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects, provides an important reference on this central African country.
Table of Contents
Part 0 Maps Part 1 Editor's Foreword Part 2 Acknowledgments Part 3 Reader's Note Part 4 List of Acronyms and Abbreviations Part 6 Chronology Part 7 Introduction Part 8 THE DICTIONARY Part 9 Appendix A: Rwanda at a Glance Part 10 Appendix B: Bami (Kings) of Rwanda Part 11 Appendix C: Presidents of Rwanda Part 12 APpendix D: Prime Ministers of Rwanda Part 13 Bibliography Part 14 About the Author
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