The Strategy to End the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda: Understanding the War in Kigali

Beloff, Jonathan R.

ISBN 10: 1666953873 / ISBN 13: 9781666953879

Published by Lexington Books, 2025

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Strategy to End the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda: Understanding the War in Kigali
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1666953873
• ISBN 13: 9781666953879
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The Genocide against the Tutsi witnessed the deaths of close to a million Tutsis and non-extremist Hutus within a one-hundred-day period. While the genocide is extensively researched, the war that led to its conclusion is relatively unexplored. The Strategy to End the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda: Understanding the War in Kigali by Jonathan R. Beloff addresses how the Rwandan Civil War impacted the rate of killings and how the Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA)―the military wing of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)―liberated Rwanda’s capital city, Kigali. Through archival research, the testimonies and experiences of genocide survivors, and the testimonies of military personnel, this book also provides unique insight into Rwandan history and a chronological examination of the war. Utilizing strategic theory as a theoretical framework for warfare, Beloff examines the various tactics and operations used by the RPA to provide critical insights into decision-making during the war and genocide.

About the Author

Jonathan R. Beloff is nonresident visiting fellow at New York University and a former postdoctoral research associate at the Department of War Studies at King's College, London.