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The Burundian Civil War was a civil war in Burundi lasting from 1993 to 2005. The civil war was the result of longstanding ethnic divisions between the Hutu and the Tutsi ethnic groups. The conflict began following the first multi-party elections in the country since its independence from Belgium in 1962, and is seen as formally ending with the ...
Gilbert Tuhabonye (born November 22, 1974) is a Burundian long-distance runner, author, and motivational speaker. He was born in Songa, a town in the Commune of Songa, Burundi, where he survived a massacre during the Burundian Civil War. [1] He moved to the United States and wrote a book about his survival.
The 1996 Burundian coup d'état [1] was a military coup d'état that took place in Burundi on 25 July 1996. In the midst of the Burundi Civil War , former president Pierre Buyoya (a Tutsi ) deposed Hutu President Sylvestre Ntibantunganya . [ 2 ]
The assassination sparked the Burundi Civil War between Burundi's Hutu and Tutsi and the Burundi genocide, with 50,000 to 100,000 people killed in the first year of war. [105] [106] The assassination caused shockwaves, reinforcing the notion among Hutus that the Tutsi were their enemy and could not be trusted. [107]
The Ikiza (variously translated from Kirundi as the Catastrophe, the Great Calamity, and the Scourge), or the Ubwicanyi (Killings), was a series of mass killings—often characterised as a genocide—which were committed in Burundi in 1972 by the Tutsi-dominated army and government, primarily against educated and elite Hutus who lived in the country.
The Great Lakes of Africa: Two Thousand Years of History trans Scott Straus; Lemarchand, René (2009). The Dynamics of Violence in Central Africa. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0-8122-4120-4. Ngaruko, Floribert; Nkurunziza, Janvier D. (2005). "Civil War and Its Duration in Burundi". In Collier, Paul; Sambanis ...
Jean Bikomagu (died August 15, 2015) was a Burundian colonel, military officer and former army chief. Bikomagu held the position of Army Chief of Staff during the Burundian Civil War (1993–2005). [1] [2] Burundi's army was dominated by ethnic Tutsis during the civil war. [1] In 1992 Bikomagu served as the commander of the Cibitoke Army Camp. [3]
1965 Burundian coup d'état attempt Burundi. Hutu military officers Victory. Mwambutsa IV remains on the throne but moves into exile. 86 alleged conspirators executed. Martyazo Rebellion (1972) Burundi: Martyazo: Victory. Start of the First Burundian Genocide.