Paul Kagame and Rwanda: Power, Genocide and the Rwandan Patriotic Front
Автор:Colin M. Waugh Год: 2004 Издание:McFarland & Company Страниц: 254 ISBN: 0786419415 In 1994, ethnic conflict turned to genocide in Rwanda. When the world finally took notice, a million people lay dead, and the small African country lay in ruins. Rwanda returned from the brink guided by rulers determined to rebuild the country on their own terms, rather than those of a previously indifferent international community. Paul Kagame, Rwanda?s first democratically elected president, embodies the new Rwandan political philosophy. Young, unconventional, not without flaws andcritics?Kagame is key to understanding Rwanda?s transition from a country that had known only fear, division and clan-based nepotism for many years to an exceptional African state built upon traditional order and values. Paul Kagame?s life?from exiled child refugee, to guerilla warrior and rebel politician, to President of Rwanda?is traced in this exploration of the influences on Rwanda?s struggle for change. Analyzing the conflicts and challenges of post-genocide...
