Bururi | |
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City | |
BururiLocation in the Burundi | |
Coordinates: 3°57′S 29°37′E / 3.950°S 29.617°E / -3.950; 29.617 | |
Country | Burundi |
Province | Bururi Province |
Elevation | 1,836 m (6,024 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 20,764 |
Bururi is a city located in southern Burundi. It is the capital city of Bururi Province 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
- Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Dominique (27 October 2010). Burundi 2011. Petit Futé. p. 270. ISBN 978-2-7469-2926-5. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
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3°57′S 29°37′E / 3.950°S 29.617°E / -3.950; 29.617
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