Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
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Jean-Baptiste Bagaza was a Burundian army officer and politician who ruled Burundi as president and de facto military dictator from November 1976 to September 1987.
Bagaza in 1978
Visit of Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, President and Minister for Defence of Brurundi, to the CEC.
1987 Burundian coup d'état
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The 1987 Burundian coup d'état was a bloodless military coup that took place in Burundi on 3 September 1987. Tutsi president Jean-Baptiste Bagaza was deposed whilst traveling abroad and succeeded by T
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
…repressive after it became consolidated in 1984, especially targeting the powerful Catholic Church. His rule lasted until 1987 when his regime was overthrown in a further coup d'état and he was forced into exile. He returned to Burundi in 1994 and became involved in national politics as the leader of the Party for National Recovery…
Pierre Buyoya, who took power in the coup, pictured in 1990