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Republic of Burundi; Use: National flag and ensign: Proportion: 3:5: Adopted: 28 June 1967 (modified to current aspect ratio on 27 September 1982): Design: A white diagonal cross divided into four panels of red (top and bottom) and green (hoist-side and fly-side) with the white disk superimposed at the center of the cross bearing three red six-pointed stars with green outlines arranged in the ...
[1] [3] [6] However, the exact origins of Burundi's ethnic groups remain unclear and disputed. [7] The Kingdom of Burundi was founded by first mwami Ntare I (r. c.1680–1705); [4] [8] the commonly accepted founding date is 1680. [8] There exist different accounts about the ethnic origin of Ntare I.
Flag Date Use Description 1972: Possible rendition of the green-red-green flag of Martyazo: 1967-1982: Second flag of the Republic of Burundi [8] 1966-1967: First flag of the Republic of Burundi [9] 1966: Second and last flag of the Kingdom of Burundi: 1962-1966: Second Royal standard of the Kingdom of Burundi: 1962-1966: First flag of the ...
Flag of the Kingdom of Burundi with a karyenda in the middle. A house of drums Traditional Burundian drummers. When Burundi gained independence from Belgium in 1962, the karyenda was the symbol on the national flag and its coat of arms from 1962 to 1966. [1] It was replaced after the republic was established.
The flag of the Kingdom of Burundi (1962–1966). Independence Square and monument in Bujumbura. Full independence was achieved on July 1, 1962. [3] In the context of weak democratic institutions at independence, Tutsi King Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng established a constitutional monarchy comprising equal numbers of Hutus and Tutsis. [3]
Flag of Burundi Coat of Arms of Burundi Burundi ( / b ə ˈ r ʊ n d i / ⓘ , /- ˈ r ʌ n -/ ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( Kirundi : Repubulika y’Uburundi , [ 1 ] [u.βu.ɾǔː.ndi] ; Swahili : Jamuhuri ya Burundi; French : République du Burundi}}, [buʁundi] or [byʁyndi] ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley where ...
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 ...
The constitution of Burundi describes the coat of arms as follows: [2] The motto of Burundi is "Unité, Travail, Progrès". The emblem of the Republic is a shield charged with a head of a lion, together with three spears, the whole surrounded by the national motto.