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1965 Burundian coup d'état attempt

Index 1965 Burundian coup d'état attempt

On 18–19 October 1965, a group of ethnic Hutu officers from the Burundian military attempted to overthrow Burundi's government in a coup d'état. [1]

22 relations: Belgium, Burundi, Burundian genocides, Burundian legislative election, 1965, Coup d'état, Ganwa, Hutu, Joseph Bamina, July 1966 Burundian coup d'état, Kingdom of Burundi, Léopold Biha, Louis Rwagasore, Michel Micombero, Mwambutsa IV of Burundi, Mwami, November 1966 Burundian coup d'état, Pierre Ngendandumwe, Ruanda-Urundi, Rwanda, Rwandan Revolution, Tutsi, Union for National Progress.

Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Western Europe bordered by France, the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg.

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Burundi

Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi (Republika y'Uburundi,; République du Burundi, or), is a landlocked country in the African Great Lakes region of East Africa, bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.

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Burundian genocides

Since Burundi's independence in 1962, there have been two events called genocides in the country.

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Burundian legislative election, 1965

Parliamentary elections were held in Burundi on 10 May 1965, the first since independence in 1962.

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Coup d'état

A coup d'état, also known simply as a coup, a putsch, golpe de estado, or an overthrow, is a type of revolution, where the illegal and overt seizure of a state by the military or other elites within the state apparatus occurs.

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Ganwa

Ganwa is the princely group that traditionally ruled Burundi.

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Hutu

The Hutu, also known as the Abahutu, are a Bantu ethnic group native to African Great Lakes region of Africa, primarily area now under Burundi and Rwanda.

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Joseph Bamina

Joseph Bamina (1925 – 15 December 1965) was a Burundian politician and member of the Union for National Progress (French: Union pour le Progrès national) (UPRONA) party.

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July 1966 Burundian coup d'état

On 8 July 1966, a coup d'état took place in the Kingdom of Burundi.

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Kingdom of Burundi

The Kingdom of Burundi (Royaume du Burundi) or Kingdom of Urundi (Royaume d'Urundi) was a polity ruled by a traditional monarch in modern-day Republic of Burundi in the Great Lakes region of East Africa.

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Léopold Biha

Prince Léopold Biha (1919–2003) was a Burundian politician and a Tutsi.

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Louis Rwagasore

Crown Prince Louis Rwagasore (10 January 1932 – 13 October 1961) was a Burundian Royal and politician who is considered a significant figure in the history of Burundi nationalism.

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Michel Micombero

General Michel Micombero (August 26, 1940 – July 16, 1983) was a Burundian politician and soldier who ruled the country as its first president and de facto dictator for the decade between 1966 and 1976.

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Mwambutsa IV of Burundi

Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge (6 May 1912 – 26 March 1977) was king (mwami) of Burundi who ruled between 1915 and 1966.

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Mwami

Mwami is the chiefly title in Kirundi and Kinyarwanda, the Congolese Nande and Bashi languages, Luhya in Kenya and various other Bantu languages, such as the Tonga language (spoken in Zambia and Zimbabwe).

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November 1966 Burundian coup d'état

On 26 November 1966, Michel Micombero, Burundi's 26-year-old Prime Minister ousted the 19-year-old Burundian King, Ntare V, in a coup d'état.

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Pierre Ngendandumwe

Pierre Ngendandumwe (1930 – January 15, 1965) was a Burundian political figure.

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Ruanda-Urundi

Ruanda-Urundi (in Dutch also Roeanda-Oeroendi) was a territory in the African Great Lakes region, once part of German East Africa, which was ruled by Belgium between 1916 and 1962.

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Rwanda

Rwanda (U Rwanda), officially the Republic of Rwanda (Repubulika y'u Rwanda; République du Rwanda), is a sovereign state in Central and East Africa and one of the smallest countries on the African mainland.

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Rwandan Revolution

The Rwandan Revolution, also known as the Social Revolution or Wind of Destruction (muyaga), was a period of ethnic violence in Rwanda from 1959 to 1961 between the Hutu and the Tutsi, two of the three ethnic groups in Rwanda.

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Tutsi

The Tutsi, or Abatutsi, are a social class or ethnic group of the African Great Lakes region.

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Union for National Progress

The Union for National Progress (Union pour le Progrès national, UPRONA) is a nationalist political party in Burundi, receiving most of its support from members of the Tutsi ethnic group.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_Burundian_coup_d'état_attempt

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