The ethnic divisions between the Tutsi and Hutu were created or exacerbated by Belgian colonists, who gave the Tutsis control over the Hutus.

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Belgian colonists facilitated and furthered the existing ethnic divisions between the Tutsi and Hutu in Rwanda by granting privileges and power to the Tutsi minority, creating a class and power dynamic between the two groups that would eventually erupt in violence and genocide.

The Ethnic Divisions Between the Tutsi and Hutu Were Created