Despite moves toward pluralist politics, the army has refused to open up its ranks to members of the Hutu majority.

The camps housed more than a million members of the country's Hutu majority.

The Hutu majority, about 85% of the population, were stocky, strong farmers.

During the 1950s, the Hutu majority became more restive.

He said that his government was prepared to share power with the Hutu majority, who comprised 85 per cent of the population.

All three bishops were from the Hutu majority.

This included preparation for elections, with the expected result that the Hutu majority would take power.

The Tutsi governments have vowed that they will never give up any part of the state or allow a Hutu majority in the army.

It was not accepted by many of the Hutu majority in Rwanda.

This most recent civil war broke out in 1993, when power shifted for a brief time to the Hutu majority.