Por que o Burundi é o país mais pobre do mundo?

A bit of the script: Here is one of the largest reserves of a highly coveted mineral in the world! What is the poorest country in the world? And which has the most hunger and unemployment? That's Burundi, a country in Central Africa that you may not yet know… Here lives what we call misery. And there are several reasons why Burundi is the poorest country in the world! Burundi is the poorest country in the world because it is the country with the most victims. Because we have victims of political, social, and racial conflicts, invasions, robberies, and some other more delicate issues that we will see shortly. Looking at the map, we see that Burundi is a small country within the African continent. The local inhabitants generally speak English, French, and Kirundi. In the past, Burundi was a rich and prosperous tropical rainforest in the middle of the equatorial heat. But the arrival of colonists completely changed the landscape, as they cut down all the trees and left only a vast, dry desert. Most of the water sources dried up, and the humidity decreased over the years. The soil became poor and lost its fertility, and so the region became increasingly desolate. In 1885, the small country of Burundi was handed over to Germany. And the German colonists had great difficulty establishing themselves in the region. This led to several conflicts and many victims. In 1919, Germany lost control of its overseas colonies with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended the war. The Treaty of Versailles was signed, and in it, Germany acknowledged responsibility for the First World War. This resulted in severe punishments against Germany itself. Soon after, in 1922, Burundi changed hands and became Belgian territory. The Belgians ruled from afar, but made significant changes to the country and how the laws worked. Burundi began to prosper with a new policy that invested in education, health, and production. Soon the country became a producer and exporter of coffee and tea. At that time, the small Burundi had been unified with its neighboring nation, Rwanda. And since the two places are almost the same size, they simply combined their names, forming the nation of Ruanda-Urundi. Despite the prosperity and development, Belgium was fostering a culture that would become devastating in the near future. The Belgians ended up increasing ethnic differences and even creating new prejudices within the two nations. To understand how this prejudice was created, we need to pay attention to the fact that the Belgians needed a submissive and victimized people. That the people were divided to be controlled. And so, while they fought among themselves, they were manipulated without even knowing it. In this way, a great rivalry was created between Hutus and Tutsis. These two groups were Black people and colonists from Belgium, but among them there were taller and shorter people, people with finer faces and others with coarser features. This was enough to create tension between them and establish one group as noble and another as commoners. Historically, the taller people were shepherds of sheep and cattle, while the shorter ones worked in agriculture. And with Belgian rule, the shorter people, called Hutus, were inferiorized and marginalized. The Hutus were classified as inferior, less intelligent, and less capable. The Tutsis, on the other hand, were taller and had finer facial features, being considered nobles by birth. And so only the taller people received positions and had opportunities to develop in life. This differentiation began to generate hatred among people, and this continued for several years. 40 years later, everything remained the same, and only the chosen people succeeded while the others were marginalized. So in 1962, in the post-World War II period, Rwanda-Urundi was divided again into two countries, as it was in ancient times. And Burundi gained its independence. But the country carried a strong culture of racial division in society and politics. This racial division was created solely by man and has no scientific logic, being limited only to the individual's appearance. But why is Burundi the poorest country in the world? A quick curiosity is the Karyenda, the Burundi drum. It is also the country's greatest symbol. The Karyenda drum is frequently used in its religious rituals. Furthermore, Burundi is a densely populated country. Approximately 11 million people live in its 28,000 km². Don't forget to subscribe to the channel to receive new videos! Introduction to Geopolitics: https://econosimples.com/curso/ 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 Programs and websites used in our production: Photoshop After Effects Premiere Google Earth Canvas Vecteezy Pexels Pixabay 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 This video is original content. EconoSimples owns all rights reserved. #geography #economics #EconoSimples