• Abstract

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In the wake of 1994 genocide against Tutsis, Rwanda was a socially, politically and economically desolate country. Today Rwanda is cited as a model of post-conflict rebuilding. What are the policies and practices that transformed Rwanda from a failed state into a successful state in just 19 years?

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• Review

At the 80th GRIPS Forum on June 24, 2013, H.E. Dr. Charles Murigande, Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda to Japan, gave a lecture titled “Rwanda: From Hopelessness to Hopefulness.” Ambassador Murigande talked about the circumstances surrounding the genocide against the Tutsis in 1994, and how the country rebuilt itself in just 19 years. At the end of his speech, he showed a short movie in which Tutsis and Hutus reflected on the time of the genocide. In the Q&A session, he answered the many serious questions from the audience.