Context: Rwanda presents one of the most complex contemporary cases of state legitimacy , combining extraordinary economic development and post-genocide reconciliation achievements with an authoritarian political system under President Paul Kagame that suppresses political opposition, restricts press freedom, and maintains control through systematic surveillance and intimidation. Following the 1994 genocide in which approximately 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu were killed in 100 days, the RPF government under Kagame has achieved remarkable economic growth, near-universal primary educatio
Core: Understanding power and global politics
Rights and Justice
Development and Sustainability
Peace and Conflict
HL Extension: Global Political Challenges
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