NationMaster - Encyclopedia: King of Burundi

Burundi was ruled by a monarch until 1966. The Tutsi monarchy ruled the nation for centuries, but became largely ceremonial with the colonization of the nation by Germany in 1899. The exact dates of the early monarchs is uncertain.

Ntare III Rushatsi: 1680–1709
Mwezi III Ndagushimiye: 1709– 1739
Mutaga III Senyamwiza: 1739– 1767
Mwambutsa III Syarushambo Butama: 1767–1796
Ntare IV Rugamba: 1796–1852
Mwezi IV Gisabo: 1852–August 21, 1908
Mutaga IV Mbikije: 1908– November 30 1915
Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng: December 16, 1915–July 8, 1966
Ntare V Ndizeye: September 1–November 28, 1966

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1. Burundi. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History (397 words)
	The intervention of the Burundi king, Mwami Mwambutsa IV, in the political situation led to the resignation of Prime Minister Muhirwa and to increasing royal domination of politics.
	An attempted coup by Hutu officers in Burundi led to a purge and the execution of Hutu leaders and the massacre of thousands of Hutu peasants by the Tutsi military and Tutsi mobs.
	Perhaps 5 percent of the Burundi population (50,000–100,000) died in mass ethnic violence against the Hutu by the Tutsi, hardening the Tutsi ruling class's determination to exclude the Hutu.

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