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
Cyprien Ntaryamira
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Cyprien Ntaryamira was a Burundian politician who served as President of Burundi from 5 February 1994 until his assassination two months later in the context of the Burundian Civil War.
Ntaryamira in 1994
Ntaryamira (centre) at a FRODEBU rally in 1993. Melchior Ndadaye stands to the right.
Ntaryamira was succeeded as President of Burundi by Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (pictured).