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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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| Burundi - Mwezi IV Gisabo, King of Burundi (1852-1908) |
| Austria-Hungary - Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1848-1916) |
| Monarch - Alexander I, King of Serbia (1889-1903) |
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