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Bururi Province
Bururi Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi. It was formerly Burundi's largest province until the communes of Burambi, Buyengero and Rumonge were transferred to the province of Rumonge when it was created in 2015. Overview Bururi Province was created on 26 September 1960 as part of national political and administrative reforms initiated by the Belgian colonial administration in Ruanda-Urundi. Burundi became independent in 1962 and the province was retained in the new national constitution. The provincial capital is Bururi. Bururi Province is home to the Bururi Forest Nature Reserve, a remnant Afromontane tropical forest. The Ruvyironza River, which rises in Bururi Province, is the southernmost source of the Nile. Bururi is famous for the number of military and political leaders to have been born there, including three consecutive presidents (Michel Micombero, Jean-Baptiste Bagaza and Pierre Buyoya) following the country's independence. Communes It is divide ...
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Provinces Of Burundi
Burundi is divided into eighteen provinces, each named after their respective capital with the exception of Bujumbura Rural. Burundi’s provinces and communes were created on Christmas Day in 1959 by a Belgian colonial decree. They replaced the pre-existing system of chieftains. In 2000, the province encompassing Bujumbura was separated into two provinces, Bujumbura Rural and Bujumbura Mairie.Eggers, p. xlix. The newest province, Rumonge, was created on 26 March 2015 from portions of Bujumbura Rural and Bururi. In July 2022, the government of Burundi announced a complete overhaul of the country’s territorial subdivisions. The proposed change would reduce the amounts of provinces from 18 to 5, and reduce the amount of communes from 119 to 42. The change needs the approval of the National Assembly and the Senate to take effect. See also *Communes of Burundi *Collines of Burundi *Geography of Burundi Burundi is located in East Africa, to the east of the Democ ...
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Michel Micombero
Michel Micombero (26 August 194016 July 1983) was a Burundian politician and army officer who ruled the country as ''de facto'' military dictator for the decade between 1966 and 1976. He was the last Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Burundi from July to November 1966, and the first President of the Republic from November 1966 until his overthrow in 1976. Micombero was an ethnic Tutsi who began his career as an officer in the Burundian military at the time of Burundi's independence in 1962. He studied abroad and was given a ministerial portfolio on his return. He rose to prominence for his role in helping to crush an attempted coup d'état in October 1965 by ethnic Hutu soldiers against the Tutsi-dominated monarchy. In its aftermath, in 1966, Micombero himself instigated two further coups against the monarchy which he perceived as too moderate. The first coup in July installed a new king on the throne, propelling Micombero to the role of prime minister. The second coup in No ...
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Commune Of Vyanda
The commune of Vyanda is a commune of Bururi Province in south-western Burundi. The capital lies at Vyanda Vyanda is a town and seat of the Commune of Vyanda in Bururi Province in southern Burundi. It has a population of 29,685 and by road it is located 34.9 kilometres southeast of Bururi and 13.2 kilometres northeast of Kigwena. Overview On 29 April .... It contains the Vyanda Forest Nature Reserve. References Communes of Burundi Bururi Province {{Burundi-geo-stub ...
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Commune Of Songa
The commune of Songa is a commune of Bururi Province in south-western Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the .... The capital lies at Songa. Personalities * Gilbert Tuhabonye (b. 1974), Burundian-American philanthropist and sportsman References Communes of Burundi Bururi Province {{Burundi-geo-stub ...
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Commune Of Rutovu
The commune of Rutovu is a commune of Bururi Province in south-western Burundi. The capital lies at Rutovu Rutovu is a small town and seat of the Commune of Rutovu in Bururi Province in southern Burundi. It lies 37.1 kilometres by road to the northeast of Bururi. People The first three presidents of Burundi were born in Rutovu. Tourism Rutovu receiv .... References Communes of Burundi Bururi Province {{Burundi-geo-stub ...
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Commune Of Mugamba
The commune of Mugamba is a commune of Bururi Province in south-western Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the .... The capital lies at Mugamba. References Communes of Burundi Bururi Province {{Burundi-geo-stub ...
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Commune Of Matana
The commune of Matana is a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ... of Bururi Province in south-western Burundi. The capital lies at Matana. References Communes of Burundi Bururi Province →Mugano, Gatabo, Muzi, kabingo.
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Commune Of Bururi
The commune of Bururi is a commune of Bururi Province in south-western Burundi. The capital lies at Bururi. In 2007, DGHER electrified one rural village in the commune. Geography Settlements *Bururi * Buta * Gahama * Gasanda * Gatanga * Gikokoma * Gisarenda * Kabogora * Kagomogomo * Kajabure * Kamvumvu * Karimbi * Kibango * Kiganda * Kimongozi * Kinama * Kirabuke *Kiremba * Kivuruga * Mahando * Miremera * Mpinga * Mudaraza * Munini * Munyegeri * Murehe * Murinda * Musagara * Musorora *Muyuga Muyuga is a village in the Commune of Bururi in Bururi Province in southern Burundi. By road it is located 6.6 kilometres southeast of Bururi. References External linksSatellite map at Maplandia.com Populated places in Bururi Province ... * Muzura * Nanira * Ndagano * Ndava * Nyakarambo * Nyange * Rudegwe * Rurembera * Rushiha * Rwankona * Shembe * Showe * Taba * Tarire References Communes of Burundi Bururi Province {{Burundi-geo-stub ...
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Pierre Buyoya
Pierre Buyoya (24 November 1949 – 17 December 2020) was a Burundian army officer and politician who served two terms as President of Burundi in 1987 to 1993 and 1996 to 2003. He was the second-longest serving president in Burundian history. An ethnic Tutsi, Buyoya joined the sole legal party, UPRONA and quickly rose through the ranks of the Burundian military. In 1987, he led a military coup d'état that overthrew his predecessor Jean-Baptiste Bagaza and enabled him to seize power. Leading an oppressive military junta, Hutu uprisings in 1988 led to the killings of an estimated 20,000 people. Buyoya then established a National Reconciliation Commission that created a new constitution in 1992 which allowed for a multi-party system and a non-ethnic government. Running as a candidate in the 1993 Burundian presidential election, he was defeated by Hutu candidate Melchior Ndadaye of the FRODEBU opposition party. Ndadaye was assassinated during another attempted coup after only th ...
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Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (29 August 19464 May 2016) was a Burundian army Officer (armed forces), officer and politician who ruled Burundi as President of Burundi, president and ''de facto'' Military dictatorship, military dictator from November 1976 to September 1987. Born into the Tutsi, Tutsi ethnic group in 1946, Bagaza served in the National Defence Force (Burundi)#Historical outline 1962–1993, Burundian military and rose through the ranks under the rule of Michel Micombero after his rise to power in 1966. Bagaza deposed Micombero in 1976 Burundian coup d'état, a bloodless coup d'état in 1976 and took power himself as head of the ruling Union for National Progress (''Union pour le Progrès national'', UPRONA). Despite having participated in the Ikiza, genocidal killings of 1972, he introduced various reforms which modernised the state and made concessions to the country's ethnic Hutu majority. His regime became increasingly repressive after it became consolidated in 1984, espe ...
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Nile
The Nile, , Bohairic , lg, Kiira , Nobiin language, Nobiin: Áman Dawū is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered the List of rivers by length, longest river in the world, though this has been contested by research suggesting that the Amazon River is slightly longer.Amazon Longer Than Nile River, Scientists Say
Of the world's major rivers, the Nile is one of the smallest, as measured by annual flow in cubic metres of water. About long, its drainage basin covers eleven countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Erit ...
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Bururi
Bururi is a city located in southern Burundi. It is the capital city of Bururi Province Bururi Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi. It was formerly Burundi's largest province until the communes of Burambi, Buyengero and Rumonge were transferred to the province of Rumonge when it was created in 2015. Overview Burur ... and has around 20.000 inhabitants in 2007. History On 29 April 1972, a massacre took place here. Local Hutu gendarmes in Bururi drove out military and civil government control of the Tutsi military regime of Micombero. A republic was declared, and a week later suppressed by Burundian troops. References Populated places in Bururi Province {{Burundi-geo-stub ...
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