Hutu & Tutsi Genocide. Independence. 1962. Hutu -. >. Rwanda. Tutsi -. >. Burundi. Rwanda. Burundi. Civil War. ~ Tutsi and moderate Hutu Killed. ~ Tutsi rebels regain control and Hutu flee to Zaire . &. Tanzania. Zaire. ~ 1996 civil war cause hutu refugees to be cut off from food and medical supplies. ~ Tutsi rebels over take Hutu refugee camps forcing them to return home. Tanzania. ~ Dec.,Hutu refugees are given the end of the year to return home. Hutu Gains Power. ~ After first. election Hutu wins power in 1993. ~Leader killed in coup 4 months later. ~Succesor dies in plane crash in 1994 along with the Hutu leader from Rwanda. ~ Fighting continues between tribes and government falls in July.