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The Kingdom of Burundi (French: Royaume du Burundi), also known as Kingdom of Urundi (Kirundi: Ubwami bw'Urundi), was a Bantu kingdom in the modern-day Republic of Burundi. The Ganwa monarchs (with the title of mwami ) ruled over both Hutus and Tutsis .
In the 16th century, Burundi was a kingdom characterized by a hierarchical political authority and tributary economic exchange. A mwami headed a princely aristocracy which owned most of the land governing its subjects with superiority and required a tribute, or tax, from local farmers and herders who lived in forests.
The Kingdom of Burundi was characterized by a hierarchical political authority and tributary economic exchange. [3] The king, known as the mwami headed a princely aristocracy ( ganwa ) which owned most of the land and required a tribute, or tax, from local farmers and herders. [ 3 ]
The Kingdom of Burundi or Urundi, in the Great Lakes region was a polity ruled by a traditional monarch with several princes beneath him; succession struggles were common. [6] The king, known as the mwami (translated as ruler) headed a princely aristocracy ( ganwa ) which owned most of the land and required a tribute, or tax, from local farmers ...
Burundi genocide (1972): A rebellion broke out which led to a genocide against Hutus. 1976: 2 November: Jean-Baptiste Bagaza assumed the Presidency of Burundi in a bloodless coup d'état. 1987: 3 September: 1987 Burundian coup d'état: Bagaza was deposed while in Canada. [2] 2 October: Pierre Buyoya was sworn in as President of Burundi. [3 ...
The Definitive Constitution of the Kingdom of Burundi (French: Constitution Définitive du Royaume du Burundi; Kirundi: Ishimikiro ry'Ingoma y'i Burundi), sometimes called the "independence constitution", [1] was the constitution of the independent Kingdom of Burundi from its promulgation in 1962 until its suspension in 1966.
In 1962, the Belgian trust territory of Ruanda-Urundi received independence, creating the Republic of Rwanda and the Kingdom of Burundi.Both states historically had monarchies with members of the Tutsi ethnic group holding higher social prestige over a Hutu ethnic majority, but Rwanda's monarchy was abolished by a political revolution in 1959–1961.
The 1962 constitution of the Kingdom of Burundi provided for eight provinces: Bubanza, Bukirasazi, Bururi, Gitega, Muramvya, Muyinga, Ngozi, and Ruyigi. [ 1 ] In 2000, the province encompassing Bujumbura was separated into two provinces, Bujumbura Rural and Bujumbura Mairie. [ 2 ]