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The myth of the Hutus and Tutsis
by Gérard Prunier
Historians and sociologists have demonstrated that the Hutus and Tutsis are not members of separate tribes or races: they do not come from distinct territories, they speak the same language, and share the same culture and religious references. Nor is there a difference of caste, as (...)
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