Silent Accomplice:

The Untold Story of France's Role in the Rwandan Genocide

I.B.Tauris, 2006 - Political Science - 242 pages

The massacre of 1 million Rwandan Tutsis by ethnic Hutus in 1994 has become a symbol of the international community's helplessness in the face of human rights atrocities. It is assumed that the West was well-intentioned, but ultimately ineffectual. But as Andrew Wallis reveals in this shocking book, one country - France - was secretly providing military, financial and diplomatic support to the genocidaires all along. Based on new interviews with key players and eye-witnesses, and previously unreleased documents, Wallis's' book tells a story which many have suspected, but never seen set out before. France, Wallis discovers, was keen to defend its influence in Africa, even if it meant complicity in genocide, for as French President Francois Mitterrand once said: "in countries like that, genocide is not so important". Wallis's riveting expose of the French role in one of the darkest chapters of human history will provoke furious debate, denials, and outrage.

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An extremely damning book on the role of France in the genocide of nearly a million people in Rwanda. In some ways the author is making connections that you could make with nearly any major power ...

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Invasion and Intervention	14

Civil War and Peace Talks	37

Militia Massacres and Arusha	51

Retreat	79

Arming the Genocide	102

Operation Turquoise	122

Bisesero and Withdrawal	146

Burying Genocide	180

Conclusion	199

Notes	217

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About the author (2006)

Andrew Wallis is a freelance journalist and a researcher at the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford.

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Title	Silent Accomplice: The Untold Story of France's Role in the Rwandan Genocide
Author	Andrew Wallis
Edition	illustrated, reprint, annotated
Publisher	I.B.Tauris, 2006
ISBN	1845112474, 9781845112479
Length	242 pages
Subjects	Political Science › International Relations › General History / Africa / Central Political Science / Civil Rights Political Science / International Relations / General

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