Today in Burundi History
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Historical Events
Events 1 - 15 of 15
1962-06-30 - Rwanda & Burundi become independent
1962-07-01 - Burundi & Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days)
1962-09-18 - Rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica & Trinidad admitted (105th-108th) to UN
1966-07-08 - King Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi is deposed by his son Prince Charles Ndizi.
1966-11-28 - Coup in Burundi overthrows monarchy; a republic is declared
1981-11-20 - Burundia adopts its constitution
1987-09-03 - Coup in Burundi suspends constitution
1993-06-01 - Melchior Ndadaye elected pres of Burundi
1993-07-10 - Melchior Ndadaye becomes 1st Hutu Burundi pres/Sylvie Kinigi, PM
1993-10-21 - Milt coup by Burundi Pres Ndadaye/525,000 Hutu's flee
1994-04-06 - The Rwandan Genocide begins when the aircraft carrying Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira is shot down.
1994-09-30 - Sylvestre Ntibantunganya elected president of Burundi
1995-02-15 - Burundi premier Anatole Kanyenkiko, resigns
1995-02-23 - Antoine Nduwayo appointed Premier of Burundi
2004-08-13 - 156 Congolese Tutsi refugees massacred at the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi.
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 1 of 1
1953-03-28 - Melchior Ndadaye, Burundian politician (d. 1993)
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 6 of 6
1965-01-15 - Pierre Ngendandumwe, premier of Burundi, murdered
1972-04-29 - Ntare V, deposed King of Burundi, killed in an abortive coup
1972-04-30 - Ntare V, king of Burundi, murdered
1993-10-21 - Melchior Ndadaye, banker/1st Hutu pres of Burundi (1993), murder at 40
1994-04-06 - Cyprian Niayamira, president of Burundi (1993-94), assassinated
1994-04-06 - Cyprien Ntaryamira, Burundian politician (b. 1956)
