Hutu
Americannoun
plural
Hutus,plural
Hutunoun
Example Sentences
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Rwanda denies supporting M23 and says its troops are in eastern Congo for “defensive measures” against a rebel group formed by Hutu extremists who orchestrated the 1994 genocide in Rwanda before fleeing to Congo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
Rwanda denies persistent and widespread allegations that it provides military support to the M23, which is largely made up of the Tutsi ethnic group that was targeted by Hutu militias in the genocide.
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025
Hundreds of thousands of Rwandan Hutu refugees had fled to Congo, then Zaire, in the aftermath of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2024
The parish priest, a Hutu, was convicted as an accomplice by the Rwanda tribunal in 2007 and is serving a life prison term.
From Reuters • May 26, 2023
In 1993, Burundi held its first free elections, which produced the country’s first Hutu leader, Melchior Ndadaye.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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