Timeline of Burundian history
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This timeline of Burundian history is a chronological list of major events related to the human inhabitants of Burundi
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Burundi
Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura...
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19th century
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| 1858 | The area is visited by British explorer John Hanning Speke John Hanning Speke John Hanning Speke was an officer in the British Indian Army who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa and who is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile.-Life:... , the first European to do so. |
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20th century
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| 1903 | Burundi comes under the control of Germany. | |
| 1922 | 20 July | Ruanda-Urundi are joined as a League of Nations mandate League of Nations mandate A League of Nations mandate was a legal status for certain territories transferred from the control of one country to another following World War I, or the legal instruments that contained the internationally agreed-upon terms for administering the territory on behalf of the League... , governed by Belgium. |
| 1962 | 1 July | Burundi receives independence from Belgium. |
| 1965 | 15 January | Prime Minister Pierre Ngendandumwe Pierre Ngendandumwe Pierre Ngendandumwe was a Burundian political figure. He was a member of the Union for National Progress and was an ethnic Hutu. On June 18, 1963, about a year after Burundi gained independence and amidst efforts to bring about political cooperation between Hutus and the dominant minority Tutsis,... is assassinated by a Rwandan Tutsi. |
| 1966 | 28 November | Michel Micombero Michel Micombero Michel Micombero was the first President of Burundi from November 28, 1966 to November 1, 1976. He was member of the Tutsi ethnicity.... becomes the first President of Burundi. |
| 1972 | 27 April | A rebellion breaks out leading to a genocide of Tutsi Tutsi The Tutsi , or Abatutsi, are an ethnic group in Central Africa. Historically they were often referred to as the Watussi or Watusi. They are the second largest caste in Rwanda and Burundi, the other two being the Hutu and the Twa .... s. |
| 1976 | 2 November | Jean-Baptiste Bagaza Jean-Baptiste Bagaza Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is a Burundian politician who was Chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Council in Burundi until November 10, 1976, and President from November 10, 1976 to September 3, 1987. While travelling abroad, Bagaza was deposed in a military coup d'état. He was replaced as president by... becomes President of Burundi, taking power in a bloodless coup d'état Coup d'état A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either... . |
| 1987 | 3 September | Whilst in Canada, Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is deposed in a coup d'état 1987 Burundian coup d'état The 1987 Burundian coup d'état was a bloodless military coup d'état that took place in Burundi on 3 September 1987. Tutsi president Jean-Baptiste Bagaza was deposed whilst travelling abroad and succeeded by Major Pierre Buyoya, also a Tutsi.-Background:... . |
| 2 October | Pierre Buyoya Pierre Buyoya Major Pierre Buyoya is a Burundian politician who has ruled Burundi twice, from 1987 to 1993 and from 1996 to 2003... is sworn in as President of Burundi. |
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| 1992 | March | Burundi adopts a new constitution. |
| 1993 | 2 June | Melchior Ndadaye Melchior Ndadaye Melchior Ndadaye was a Burundian intellectual and politician. He was the first democratically elected and first Hutu president of Burundi after winning the landmark 1993 election... wins the Burundian presidential election to become the first Hutu president of the country. |
| 21 October | President Melchior Ndadaye is assassinated by Tutsi extremists, starting another genocide of Tutsis and the Burundi Civil War Burundi Civil War The Burundi Civil War was an armed conflict lasting from 1993 to 2005. The civil war was the result of long standing ethnic divisions between the Hutu and the Tutsi tribes in Burundi... . |
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| 1994 | 5 February | Cyprien Ntaryamira Cyprien Ntaryamira Cyprien Ntaryamira , was President of Burundi from 5 February 1994 until his death when his plane was shot down on 6 April 1994.-Biography:... takes office as President of Burundi. |
| 6 April | President Ntaryamira and Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana Juvénal Habyarimana Juvénal Habyarimana was the third President of the Republic of Rwanda, the post he held longer than any other president to date, from 1973 until 1994. During his 20-year rule he favored his own ethnic group, the Hutus, and supported the Hutu majority in neighboring Burundi against the Tutsi... are assassinated as their aircraft is shot down approaching Kigali Kigali Kigali, population 965,398 , is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is situated near the geographic centre of the nation, and has been the economic, cultural, and transport hub of Rwanda since it became capital at independence in 1962. The main residence and offices of the President of... . This incident sparks the Rwandan Genocide Rwandan Genocide The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass murder of an estimated 800,000 people in the small East African nation of Rwanda. Over the course of approximately 100 days through mid-July, over 500,000 people were killed, according to a Human Rights Watch estimate... . |
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| 8 April | Sylvestre Ntibantunganya is named interim president. | |
| 25 April | An attempted military coup is averted. | |
| 30 September | Ntibantunganya is elected president by a new Convention of Government. | |
| 1995 | 11 March | Mines and Energy Minister Ernest Kabushemeye Ernest Kabushemeye Ernest Kabushemeye was a Burundian politician and the Minister for Mines and Energy. He led the predominantly ethnic Hutu Rally for the People of Burundi , legalized as a political party in 1992, and held several government positions before being murdered on 11 March 1995.-References:... is murdered in Bujumbura Bujumbura -Education:The University of Burundi is located in Bujumbura.Hope Africa University is located in BujumburaUniversité du Lac Tanganyika is located in Bujumbura-External links:**... . |
| 1996 | 21 July | Hutu rebels attack a refugee camp in the country and kill more than 300 people. |
| 25 July | Pierre Buyoya returns to power in a coup d'état 1996 Burundian coup d'état The 1996 Burundian coup d'état was a military coup d'état that took place in Burundi on 25 July 1996. In the midst of the Burundi Civil War, former president Pierre Buyoya deposed Hutu President Sylvestre Ntibantunganya. According to Amnesty International, in the weeks following the coup, more... . |
21st century
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| 2004 | May | A United Nations United Nations The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace... peacekeeping operation United Nations Operation in Burundi The United Nations Operation in Burundi was established by United Nations Security Council in May 2004 to ensure the continuation of the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement signed on 28 August 2000.... is established in Burundi. |
| 2005 | 19 August | In the 2005 Burundian presidential election Burundian presidential election, 2005 The Republic of Burundi held an indirect presidential election on 19 August 2005. Members of the National Assembly and Senate chose the new president of the republic, who will serve term of five years. The sole candidate, Pierre Nkurunziza of the CNDD-FDD, was overwhelmingly endorsed as president... sole candidate Pierre Nkurunziza Pierre Nkurunziza Pierre Nkurunziza is a Burundian politician who has been President of Burundi since 2005. He is the Chairman of the National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy , the ruling party in Burundi, and also the current Chairman of the East African... is elected President of Burundi. |
| 2007 | February | The United Nations shuts down its peacekeeping operations in Burundi. |