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No, exactly these tribes were invented (as culturally/ racially distinct) by the colonial rulers, first German, then Belgian. Interestingly this is part of the
by bildung 6y ago
No, exactly these tribes were invented (as culturally/ racially distinct) by the colonial rulers, first German, then Belgian. Interestingly this is part of the German wikipedia article, but not the English speaking one: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruanda#Ethnische_Zusammensetzung https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruanda#Ethnische_Zusammensetzu...
Edit: It is mentioned a bit in the article about the Hamite theory (a racist theory that formed the academic legitimization for many colonial decisions in Africa): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamites
- leereeves 6y agoThe topic has its own English Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_Hutu,_Tutsi_and_Twa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_Hutu,_Tutsi_and_Twa and it's also mentioned in the articles on the two tribes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutu#Origins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutu#Origins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutsi#Origins_and_classification https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutsi#Origins_and_classificati...