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. Its primary constituency was the large Burundian

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population situated in neighboring

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. The party was founded in December 1979 by Salvator Buyagu,

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, Jérôme Ndiho, Festus Ntanyungu, Jean Ndikumana,

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, and several others. When UBU was disbanded, followers of Ndadaye regrouped into the

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(FRODÉBU).

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*Eggers, Ellen K. ''Historical dictionary of Burundi''. 2nd ed. Lanham: Scarecrow Press, 1997. () Defunct political parties in Burundi Communism in Burundi Communist parties in Africa Political parties established in 1979 1979 establishments in Burundi Political parties with year of disestablishment missing {{Burundi-stub