ocr: The Hutu and Tutsi : are the main groups; the Twa pygmies, the original inhabitants, have been marginalized.For over 500 years, the cattle-owning Tutsi were politically dominant, oppressing the land- owning Hutu majority. In 1959, violent revolt ledtoa reversal ofthe roles. The two groups have since been waging a spasmodic war. Iti - is estimated that DUU,UUU have been lalledin the recent upsurge of violence, the majority Tutsi victims ofHutu massacres. Under the new government, many Iutsis in exile since 1959 are returning to Rwanda.
