Citation

Verwimp P. Popul. Stud. (TFG) 2004; 58(2): 233-245.

Affiliation

Economics Department, Catholic University of Leuven, Naamsestraat, Leuven, Belgium. philip.verwimp@ecn.kuleuven.ac.be

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Population Investigation Committee, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/0032472042000224422

PMID

15204256

Abstract

This paper reports a quantitative study of the genocide in the prefecture of Kibuye in western Rwanda in 1994. It uses a database produced from a house-to-house survey of victims by the organization of genocide survivors, Ibuka. For a total of 59,050 victims of the genocide, data were collected on age, sex, occupation, commune of residence before the genocide, and place and date of death. An analysis conducted for one commune (Mabanza), showed that the chance of surviving the genocide was higher in those sectors of the commune where the Tutsi population did not congregate at a football (soccer) stadium in Kibuye. Those who went to a mountainous area and defended themselves were almost the only Tutsi still alive in the prefecture after the month of April 1994. Other determinants of survival included age, sex, and occupation. The number of deaths each day while the killing lasted is estimated for the whole of the prefecture.

Language: en