Burundian Civil War
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The Burundian Civil War was a civil war in Burundi lasting from 1993 to 2005. The civil war was the result of longstanding ethnic divisions between the Hutu and the Tutsi ethnic groups. The conflict b
People fleeing during 1993 Burundian genocide that marked the civil war's start
Building torched during the 1993 genocide
Ex-President Pierre Buyoya took over the Burundian government in the 1996 coup
Pierre Nkurunziza was elected president in 2005
Mass killings of Tutsis were conducted by the majority-Hutu populace in Burundi from 21 October to December 1993, under an eruption of ethnic animosity and riots following the assassination of Burundi
Burundian Civil War
…Burundian Civil War Part of the spillovers of the Rwandan genocide, First and Second Congo Wars People fleeing during 1993 Burundian genocide that marked the civil war's start Date 21 October 1993 – 15 May 2005 (11 years, 6 months, 3 weeks and 3 days) Location Burundi; Zaire/DR Congo Result…
Modern-day view of the Kibimba School Memorial which commemorates the massacre of 75 Tutsi schoolchildren in October 1993