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Thaddée Siryuyumunsi
Thaddée Siryuyumunsi was a Burundian politician who served as President of the National Assembly from 1961 to 1965. Early life Ethnically, Siryuyumunsi was Tutsi-Hima. He was educated at the Groupe Scolaire de Astrida. He subsequently worked for the Belgian Residency of Urundi, served as the private secretary of Mwami Mwambutsa IV, and headed the Nyabikere chiefdom. Political career Siryuyumunsi became an active supporter of Louis Rwagasore and his political party, the Union for National Progress (''Union pour le Progrès national'', UPRONA). On 18 September 1961 national elections were held in Burundi to determine the composition of the new Legislative Assembly. UPRONA secured an overwhelming majority, and Siryuyumunsi was elected to a seat from the Karuzi constituency. On 28 September Siryuyumunsi was elected President of the Legislative Assembly. During his parliamentary tenure he remained closely affiliated to the Mwami. On 13 October 1961 Prime Minister Rwagasore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Ngendandumwe
Pierre Ngendandumwe (1930 – 15 January 1965) was a Burundian politician and statesman who served as the Prime Minister of Burundi in two terms, first from 1963 to 1964 and second for only eight days in January 1965. An ethnic Hutu, he was a member of the Union for National Progress political party. On 18 June 1963, about a year after Burundi gained independence and amidst efforts to bring about political cooperation between Hutus and the dominant minority Tutsis, Ngendandumwe became Burundi's first Hutu prime minister. He served as prime minister until 6 April 1964 and then became prime minister again on 7 January 1965, serving until his death. Eight days after beginning his second term, he was assassinated by a Rwandan Tutsi refugee. Early life Pierre Ngendandumwe was born in 1930 in Ngozi Province, Burundi. He came from a prosperous Hutu family. In 1959, he earned a degree in political science from Lovanium University in the Belgian Congo. That year, he bemoaned the domi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presidents Of The National Assembly (Burundi)
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Royal Academy Of Overseas Sciences
The Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences (RAOS; , ARSOM; , KAOW) is a Belgian federal academy that contributes to the progress of scientific knowledge about overseas regions. It is located in Uccle, Brussels, and is one of Belgium's numerous academies. History The academy was founded in 1928 as the Royal Belgian Colonial Institute (''Institut royal colonial belge''). It was renamed in 1954 as the Royal Academy of Colonial Sciences (''Académie royale des sciences coloniales''). Its interests were initially restricted to the Belgian colonial empire and particularly the Belgian Congo until decolonisation. In 1959, it was renamed the Royal Academy of Overseas Sciences (''Académie royale des sciences d'outre-mer'') and broadened its geographical remit to include Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Oceania. The academy organises a wide range of activities, including publications, academic conferences, and annual competitions. The Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences is divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
November 1966 Burundian Coup D'état
November is the eleventh and penultimate month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 30 days. November was the ninth month of the calendar of Romulus . November retained its name (from the Latin ''novem'' meaning "nine") when January and February were added to the Roman calendar. November is a month of late spring in the Southern Hemisphere and late autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Therefore, November in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of May in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. In Ancient Rome, Ludi Plebeii was held from November 4–17, Epulum Jovis was held on November 13 and Brumalia celebrations began on November 24. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar. November was referred to as Blōtmōnaþ by the Anglo-Saxons. Brumaire and Frimaire were the months on which November fell in the French Republican calendar. Astronomy November meteor showers include the Andromedids, which occurs f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Micombero
Michel Micombero (26 August 194016 July 1983) was a Burundian military officer and politician 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 country 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constitution Of The Kingdom Of Burundi
The Definitive Constitution of the Kingdom of Burundi (; ), sometimes called the "independence constitution", was the constitution of the independent Kingdom of Burundi from its promulgation in 1962 until its suspension in 1966. Background From 1919 to 1962 Burundi was governed as a mandatory territory by Belgium as part of Ruanda-Urundi. The Belgian administration exercised authority on the basis of decrees, regulations, and by-laws, but never produced a formal constitution. A provisional constitution was promulgated in November 1961. It was repealed on 30 June 1962, the day before independence. Following adoption by the National Assembly, the constitution was promulgated on 16 October 1962 with retroactive application to 1 July. The promulgation order was signed by Mwami Mwambutsa IV, Prime Minister André Muhirwa, and Minister of Justice Claver Nuwinkware. Framework and provisions Overview The constitution was largely based on the Belgian and French legal systems, bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
July 1966 Burundian Coup D'état
On 8 July 1966, a coup d'état took place in the Kingdom of Burundi. The second in Burundi's post-independence history, the coup ousted the government loyal to the List of kings of Burundi, king (''mwami'') of Burundi, Mwambutsa IV of Burundi, Mwambutsa IV, who had gone into exile in October 1965 after 1965 Burundian coup d'état attempt, the failure of an earlier coup d'état. Background The first coup attempt had been led by members of the Hutu, Hutu ethnic group and was provoked by rising ethnic tensions between the Hutu and Burundi's Tutsi, Tutsi ruling class. The July 1966 coup was an extreme Tutsi counter-reaction against what they saw as Mwambutsa's dangerous moderate tendencies in trying to balance Hutu and Tutsi demands in government. Events On 24 March 1966, shortly after going into exile, Mwambutsa had delegated his royal powers to his son, the 18-year-old Ntare V of Burundi, Crown Prince Charles Ndizeye. On 8 July 1966, forces loyal to Ndizeye overthrew the pro-Mwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Ndizeye
Ntare V of Burundi (born Charles Ndizeye; 2 December 1947 – 29 April 1972), less commonly numbered Ntare III, was the last king (''mwami'') of Burundi, reigning from July to November 1966. Until his accession, he was known as Crown Prince Charles Ndizeye. He seized power in July 1966 by deposing his own father. He reigned until November, when prime minister Michel Micombero overthrew him, ending the Burundian monarchy. He went into exile but returned in 1972, only to be swiftly arrested by the republican government. Later that year, during a period of mass violence called the "Ikiza", he was killed under unclear circumstances. Early life Charles Ndizeye was the son of King Mwambutsa IV (1912–1977) and Queen Baramparaye Ruhasha (1929–2007). He had one half-brother (Prince Louis Rwagasore, assassinated 1961 whilst prime minister), and two half-sisters: Princess Rosa Paula Iribagiza (born 1934) and Princess Regina Kanyange (died 1987). Ndizeye was educated at Institut Le Ros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Burundian Coup D'état Attempt
An attempted coup d'etat in Burundi took place between 18–19 October 1965, when a group of ethnic Hutu officers from the Burundian military and gendarmerie attempted to overthrow Burundi's government. The rebels were frustrated with the king (''mwami'') of Burundi, Mwambutsa IV, who had repeatedly attempted to cement his control over the government and bypassed parliamentary norms despite Hutu electoral gains. Although the prime minister was shot and wounded, the coup failed due to the intervention of a contingent of troops led by Captain Michel Micombero. The attempted coup d'état provoked a backlash against Hutus in which thousands of people, including the participants in the coup, were killed. The coup also facilitated a militant Tutsi backlash against the monarchy resulting in two further coups which culminated in the abolition of the monarchy in November 1966 and the proclamation of a republic with Micombero as President of Burundi. Background In 1962, the Belgian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léopold Biha
Léopold Bihumugani (1919–2003), better known as Léopold Biha, was a Burundian politician who served as Prime Minister of Burundi from 13 September 1965 until 8 July 1966. An ethnic Ganwa born to a chief in Ruanda-Urundi, he became a close confidant of Mwami Mwambutsa IV in the 1940s after being given charge of a chiefdom which included some of the monarch's property. In the late 1950s he became involved in the Union for National Progress (UPRONA) party as the Belgian colonial administration prepared to grant Burundi its independence. Biha left the party after becoming disenchanted with leader Louis Rwagasore's populist style, and held different roles in transitional governments. He created a new party, Burundi Populaire, but failed to get elected to office and was appointed private secretary to the Mwami after independence. Following a political crisis and a rise in ethnic tensions in 1965, Mwambutsa appointed Biha as Prime Minister. Hutu and Tutsi politicians were both dissa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gervais Nyangoma
Gervais Nyangoma (died October 1965) was a Burundian politician and diplomat. Early life Gervais Nyangoma was born in Bururi Province in southern Burundi. A Hutu, he attended the Groupe Scolaire de Astrida from 1952 to 1958, where he was bullied by some Tutsi students due to his ethnicity. As a result of this, Nyangoma kept to himself and focused on his studies, in which he excelled. In 1959 he enrolled at the Université de l'Etat à Elisabethville in the Belgian Congo to study commercial science. From 1960 to 1962 he attended the Free University of Brussels, graduating with a ''license'' (Master of Arts) in commercial science. While there he loosely affiliated himself with the Cercle Patrice Lumumba, a left-wing student organisation, and thus gained a reputation in Burundi as a left-wing extremist. Career In 1963 Nyangoma was hired to serve as a counselor at the Burundian embassy in Belgium. He soon thereafter transferred to its mission at the United Nations. Minister of Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
