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Hutu

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Hu·tu  (ht)
n. pl. Hutu or Hu·tus
A member of a Bantu people inhabiting Rwanda and Burundi.

Hutu [ˈhuːˌtuː]
n pl -tu, -tus
(Social Science / Peoples) a member of a Negroid people of Rwanda and Burundi
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Noun1.Hutu - a member of a Bantu people living in Rwanda and Burundi
Burundi, Republic of Burundi - a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika
Ruanda, Rwanda, Rwandese Republic - a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony
Bantu - a member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa


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Rwandan Hutu rebels on Wednesday denounced the arrest in Germany of two of their leaders on suspicion of crimes against humanity committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The commanders said they are willing to join Congolese and Rwandan government forces fighting the FDLR, in order to protect the Tutsi population from Hutu fighters.
I remember listening to BBC Radio during the genocide and hearing commentators talk about the Hutu and Tutsi "tribes.
 
 
 
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