Editing Rwandan Genocide (section)

===Rwandan Civil War===
In 1990, the [[Rwandan Patriotic Front]] (RPF), a rebel group composed mostly of Tutsi refugees under command of General [[Paul Kagame]], invaded northern Rwanda from Uganda in an attempt to defeat the Hutu-led government.<ref name = difference></ref> This sparked a [[Civil War|civil war]] in the country, fought between the Hutu regime of President Habyarimana, with support from Francophone Africa and France, and the RPF, with support from Uganda.<ref name = roots></ref> This exacerbated ethnic tensions in the country. In response, many Hutus gravitated toward the racist [[Hutu Power]] ideology (which asserted that Hutus were superior to Tutsis), with the prompting of state-controlled and independent Rwandan media.<ref name = roots></ref><ref name = power>[https://www.blackfacts.com/fact/hutu-power Hutu Power], ''Blackfacts''</ref>

As an ideology, Hutu Power asserted that the Tutsi intended to enslave the Hutu (much like they had during colonial rule) and must be resisted at all costs.<ref name = power></ref> Continuing ethnic strife resulted in the rebels' displacing large numbers of Hutu in the north, plus periodic localized Hutu killings of Tutsi in the south. International pressure on the Hutu-led government of Juvénal Habyarimana resulted in a cease-fire in 1993. He planned to implement the Arusha Accords, which would establish a coalition government between the ruling [[MRND]] party and the RPF.<ref>[https://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/arusha-accord-signed-end-civil-war-rwanda The Arusha Accord is signed to end civil war in Rwanda], ''South African History Online''</ref>