Abstract
The ethnic situation in Rwanda is much like that in Burundi, with Hutu forming the bulk of the population and the Tutsi formerly serving as the aristocracy. In light of the Hutu/Tutsi conflict and the resultant Tutsi emigration, the Tutsi population is estimated at 10 percent at the end of 1979. We have adjusted the Tutsi and the total population estimates here to reflect this estimate. While we do not have official confirmation of the extent of Tutsi emigration, it is clear that a large number have left and the 1973 massacres of Tutsis have undoubtedly added to the problem even though recent government policy appears to be committed to resolving the inter-ethnic conflict. The Twa (Pygmies) represent less than one percent of the population.
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Morrison, D.G., Mitchell, R.C., Paden, J.N. (1989). Rwanda. In: Black Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11023-0_42
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