Batılı Koloniyel Güçlerin 1994 Ruanda Soykırımına Etkisi

Öncel Sencerman

Impact of Western Colonial Powers on 1994 Rwandan Genocide

Yıl 2013, Cilt: 9 Sayı: 18, 35 - 75, 01.07.2013

Öz

1994 Ruanda Soykırımı, Nazi Almanyası'nda gerçekleştirilen Yahudi Soykırımından sonra dünya tarihinde en büyük ikinci soykırımdır. 1994 yılında 100 gün gibi çok kısa bir süre içinde yaklaşık bir milyon Tutsi ile muhalif ve ılımlı Hutu vahşice katledilmiştir. Tutsileri hedef alan Ruanda Soykırımı planlı ve sistematik bir soykırım olmakla beraber etnik ayrışma ve kine dayanmaktadır. Soykırımın ardında etnik, siyasi, sosyolojik, ekonomik ve psikolojik nedenler gibi pek çok sebep yatmaktadır. Batılı koloniyel güçler, koloni döneminde Ruanda'da etnik kimliklerin ortaya çıkmasına ve etnik ayrışmanın artmasına neden olmuştur. Bu makalenin amacı, Batı tarafından yaratılan etnik ayrışmanın sonunda ortaya çıkan soykırıma Belçika ve Fransa gibi Batılı koloniyel güçlerin etkisini ve başta Birleşmiş Milletler olmak üzere uluslararası toplumun soykırıma karşı tepkisizliğini değerlendirmektir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

1994 Ruanda Soykırımı, Etnik Ayrışma, Frankofon Afrika.

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