Burundi - Wikipedia Burundi gained independence in 1962 and initially retained the monarchy However, a coup d'état in 1966 replaced the monarchy with a one-party republic, and for the next 27 years, Burundi was ruled by a series of ethnic Tutsi dictators and notably experienced a genocide of its Hutu population in 1972
Where is Burundi? Culture, Facts Travel - CountryReports One of the poorest countries in the world, Burundi is a small, francophone, densely populated central African nation bordering Lake Tanganyika, Rwanda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo
Burundi | History, Geography, Culture | Britannica Burundi, country in east-central Africa, south of the Equator The landlocked country, a historic kingdom, is one of the few countries in Africa whose borders were not determined by colonial rulers The vast majority of Burundi’s population is Hutu, traditionally a farming people
History of Burundi - Wikipedia Burundi originated in the 16th century as a small kingdom in the African Great Lakes region After European contact, it was united with the Kingdom of Rwanda, becoming the colony of Ruanda-Urundi - first colonised by Germany and then by Belgium
Burundi Maps Facts - World Atlas Burundi, a small but geographically diverse country, nestles in East Africa's Great Lakes region With an area of approximately 10,745 square miles (27,830 square kilometers), it shares its borders with three countries: Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west
Burundi - Ethnic Conflict, Hutu-Tutsi, Colonization | Britannica Unlike the borders of most countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the boundaries of Burundi were not drawn by European powers Rather, they reflect a state that was developed by the Burundian monarchy The country was originally populated by the Twa, a Pygmy hunter-gatherer population
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