The Hooto and the Tutse in Roanda

There are two major ethnic groups in the country. About 84 % of roandens ar hooto, and about 15% ar totse. There is also another smaller group known as the twi who are a pygmy people. By the 19 eighties, tensions between them and the tutsi were running high. In 19 90, the an civil war began, and hoto totse violence was prominent in this conflict. It continued for three years, until a set of cords were signed in 19 93, establishing an uneasy peace. However, on wednesday, april sixth, ten 94, the roanden president, habiarimana, was flying back