Introduction 1. A General Theoretical Analysis: Ethnicity (ethnopolitics) and Democratic Transition 2. The Fallacy of Existing Transition Models: Consociationalism Revisited 3. Rwanda: The Pre-colonial and Colonial Background 4. The First Republic (1959 – 1973) 5. When Democratic Transition Killed 6. Slouching Towards Democratic Transition 7. Crowning the Transition? The 2003 Legislative and Presidential Elections Conclusion
David E. Kiwuwa is an Assistant Professor in the School of International Studies,University of Nottingham Ningbo, China.