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Rwanda: Rebuilding of a Nation /

A story that takes the reader through a sweeping panorama of Rwanda's history, from its recent past as a near-failed state to its present as a beacon of hope and successful innovations. Rwanda's rise from ashes detailed in this book is the culmination of a visionary and laborious process o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Nkusi, A. (Editor ), Rwagatare, Joseph (Editor ), Ndahiro, Alfred (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kigali : Fountain Publishers, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Historical background
  • Precolonial period
  • Origin of Rwanda
  • Formation and expansion of the Kingdom of Rwanda
  • Rwanda under colonial rule
  • Rule for exploitation
  • Belgian rule: 1916-1962
  • Post-colonial Rwanda
  • First Republic: 1962-1973
  • Second Republic: 1973-1994
  • Liberation struggle
  • Liberation struggle
  • Precursor to the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF)
  • RPF military struggle
  • Rationale for the struggle
  • Why Option Z?
  • Launch of the liberation struggle
  • Reactions from various actors
  • Military operations and diplomacy
  • Blocking and delaying tactics
  • Negotiations and genocide preparations
  • Genocide against the Tutsi and its aftermath
  • Preparations for the genocide
  • Planning of the genocide
  • Execution of the genocide
  • Stopping the genocide
  • International betrayal
  • Aftermath of the genocide against the Tutsi
  • Resilience of a nation
  • Rwanda policies to contain genocide
  • Post-genocide transitional government (1994-2003)
  • Facing the immediate challenges after 1994
  • Establishing the government of national unity
  • Pressing challenges in key sectors
  • Insurgency and the Congo Wars
  • Facing security threats
  • First Congo War
  • Second Congo War
  • Lusaka ceasefire agreement and its implementation
  • Pretoria Accord
  • Withdrawal of Rwandan troops from DRC
  • Urugwiro consultations : Consensus building
  • Purpose
  • People
  • Process
  • Highlights of the consultations
  • Recommendations from Urugwiro consultations
  • Setting the transformational agenda
  • New national direction
  • Prioritising unity and reconciliation
  • Catalysing long-term development: Vision 2020
  • Constitution making process
  • Deepening socio-economic transformation
  • Good governance
  • Where Rwanda has come from
  • Consensual democracy and power-sharing
  • Implementing decentralisation
  • Gender equality
  • Empowering youth
  • Empowering civil society organisations
  • Reforming the media sector
  • Security for stability and sustainable development
  • International relations and cooperation
  • Peacekeeping
  • Home-grown solutions in governance
  • Justice : Rebuilding the justice system
  • Separation of powers within the judiciary
  • National prosecution authority
  • Restructuring of the court system
  • Capacity building for public trust
  • Infrastructure
  • Strengthening the Human Rights Commission
  • Fighting genocide and its ideology
  • Home-grown solutions
  • Economic development
  • Reviving the economy
  • Agriculture for sustainable development
  • Infrastructure development
  • Information Communication Technology (ICT)
  • Urban and rural settlement
  • Industrial development
  • Doing business and attracting investment
  • Trade development
  • SME development and job creation
  • Rwanda cooperative movement
  • Tourism development
  • Emerging mining industry
  • Conserving the environment
  • Home-grown solutions
  • Social welfare
  • People first
  • Education
  • Healthcare for all
  • Improvement of health services
  • Social security
  • Sports for a healthy nation
  • Home-grown solutions
  • Journey ahead thinking big
  • Vision 2020 for economic transformation
  • Regional integration
  • Confronting challenges.