The negative history between the Hutus and the Tutsi began after World War II ended, and Belgium took control over Rwanda. The Belgians placed only Tutsis in positions of power. They only let Tutsis have power, because they thought they would do better than the Hutus due to their lighter skin color. The Hutus were used for performing manual labor, that made the Hutus too tired to tend their own crops when they got home. This led to many different famines, causing some Rwandans to move to different countries. As time went on, the Hutus started to resent the Tutsis more and more. In 1959, an event known as the Hutu Revolution began. After many hundereds of lives were lost in the fighting The people of Rwanda voted to abolish their monarchy in 1961. Knowing that the Hutus would attempt to get revenge on them, the Tutsis fled to surrounding countries to avoid death. In 1973, a man named Juvenal Habyaimana became the new president of Rwanda. After he was elected, all attacks against the Tutsis ended. Some Tutsis came back into Rwanda, ready to restart their lives in their home country. Even though the Hutu and the Tutsis lived side by side again, there was still tension between them. Some Tutsis decided to form a group known as the RPF (Rwandan Patriotic Front). Over the next few years, there would be conflicts between the Hutus and Tutsis, but nothing compared to what was about to come. On April 6, 1994, Juvenal Habyarimma's plane was shot down by an unknown source, ultimately killing him. The Hutus were outraged, and blamed the attack on the Tutsis. Soon their anger escalated into violence. After the next 100 days, nothing would be the same in Rwanda.