Ghosts of Rwanda, UN Mission Impossible Article
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hcps-smithre on November 9, 2010
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test tuesday, 11/10
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ecolint geography, Leadership Rotation 1, The One and Only Leadership Group
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Romeo Dallaire | Canadian general in charge of UN peacekeeping forces in Rwanda whose inital mission was to come up with a peace agreement between the rebel army and the government |
| Hutu | the tribe that was the majority of the Rwandan population and had ruled since independence from Belgium |
| Mogadishu | where 18 american soldiers had died, making the UN skeptical about peacekeeping missions, especially in Africa |
| Madame Magaff | the Prime Minister of Rwanda who was killed by the Hutus so that their extremist leaders could take power |
| Madeline Albright | US ambassador to the UN at the time of the genocide, was instructed to argue for the withdrawal of UN troops |
| Valentina | the child who had taken shelter in a church, and everyone there was killed, survived by pretending to be dead |
| Monique | escaped Rwanda and went to the US to argue for more troops, but was denied |
| Captain Mbaya | an unarmed UN soldier who went on secret rescue missions, saving many people's lives, got past killers with a smile |
| Tutsi Rebels | group that won the civil war |
| 800,000 | number of Rwandans killed in the genocide |
| Group Without a Church | Christian religious group that Ban Ki-Moon belongs to |
| Ultimate Power of P5 | according to the article, the biggest flaw of the United Nations |
| Kofi Annan | former secretary general who was very critical of the Iraqi invasion |
| G77 | group of developing nations that is probably led by China |
| North-South Divide | the dividing line between the rich countries and the poor countries |
| Stopping HIV AIDS | the millenium goal the article feels has been particularly succesful at |
| 30 million | number of people dependent on the UN Aid program for food |
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