# do we know quantitatively how the Tutsi survived Rwandan genocide? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 10, 2011, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-quantitatively-how-the-tutsi-survived-rwandan-genocide/577821 "2011-04-10T01:15:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![code\_grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-quantitatively-how-the-tutsi-survived-rwandan-genocide/577821/1 "2011-04-10T01:15:37Z")
a lot of Tutsi got killed, but a lot also survived. So do we know quantitatively about the mechanisms involved? Did majority of survivors flee to neighboring countries together with Kagame’s forces? Or by themselves separate from Kagame’s forces? Or did they setup local self-defense committees and fight off attackers instead of just sitting their waiting for the machetes like many others did? Or hid in the cellars? I mean, what do we know about this, if anything? ---
**Author:** ![pinklintango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aeb1de/32.png) [@pinklintango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinklintango)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-quantitatively-how-the-tutsi-survived-rwandan-genocide/577821/2 "2011-04-10T02:38:13Z")
> [@code\_grey](#): > > I mean, what do we know about this, if anything? That the UN ain’t worth a fuck. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-quantitatively-how-the-tutsi-survived-rwandan-genocide/577821/3 "2011-04-10T15:17:59Z")
[Read all about it](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Genocide). 10 second Google search. ---
**Author:** ![code\_grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-quantitatively-how-the-tutsi-survived-rwandan-genocide/577821/4 "2011-04-10T16:32:35Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > [Read all about it](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Genocide). 10 second Google search. the wikipedia article you link to should be renamed to “Foreign involvement in Rwandan genocide” because that’s what it is mostly about - what did UN do, what did France do, what did Clinton do, etc. Whereas the OP is a question of a different nature - what did the **Tutsi** do? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-quantitatively-how-the-tutsi-survived-rwandan-genocide/577821/5 "2011-04-10T16:38:43Z")
> [@code\_grey](#): > > the wikipedia article you link to should be renamed to “Foreign involvement in Rwandan genocide” because that’s what it is mostly about - what did UN do, what did France do, what did Clinton do, etc. > > Whereas the OP is a question of a different nature - what did the **Tutsi** do? There are innumerable articles about Tutsi refugees. I’m just wondering why you expect others to do your research for you? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-quantitatively-how-the-tutsi-survived-rwandan-genocide/577821/6 "2011-04-10T16:46:01Z")
[Moderating] > [@pinklintango](#): > > That the UN ain’t worth a fuck. **pinklintango** , please refrain from political jabs in GQ. No warning issued. > [@Chefguy](#): > > There are innumerable articles about Tutsi refugees. I’m just wondering why you expect others to do your research for you? If all you have to contribute is a Google search, there is no reason for you to respond to the thread. From the [GQ rules.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=466202) > [@](#): > > By the same token, we aren’t interested in hearing about how stupid the question was because a search could have answered the question. Nor are we interested in hearing how simple it was for another poster to find the answer in a search engine. If it’s that simple to find the answer, go ahead and post the answer. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-quantitatively-how-the-tutsi-survived-rwandan-genocide/577821/7 "2011-04-10T17:10:21Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > [Moderating] > > **pinklintango** , please refrain from political jabs in GQ. No warning issued. > > If all you have to contribute is a Google search, there is no reason for you to respond to the thread. From the [GQ rules.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=466202) Got it.