Hutus and Tutsis

1.) Why did the Belgians create a rigid system of racial classifications?
They did this because it was a way of "eugenics" and create the perfect race.

2.) Which group of people did the Belgians think were a superior group? Why did they think they were a superior group?
The Belgians thought the Tutsis were the superior group, they thought so because they were "more white".

3.) Which group declared an independent republic in 1959?
The Hutus declared this.

4.) What was the name of the first Hutu president?
Greg wa Kayabanda.

5.) Did the Hutu leadership end the system of racial classification?
No it did now, they took it to the next step of genocide.