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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. |
| Mwami Mwambutsa was deposed and a republic was declared, ending the balance between ethnic groups and between regions; the new ruling bloc was dominated by southern Tutsi. |
| Hutu were blamed for a coup attempt in which Mwami Ntare V was killed. |
| Burundi HISTORY (1895 words) |
| The ownership of land was gradually transferred from the Hutu tribes to the mwami, the king of the Tutsi. |
| While the ruling mwami was in theory an absolute king, he was often regarded as primus inter pares among the Ganwa, aristocrats of royal lineage. |
| He was deposed in July 1966 and was succeeded in September by his heir, Mwami Ntare V. On 29 November 1966, Mwami Ntare V in turn was overthrown by a military coup headed by Premier Michel Micombero, and Burundi was declared a republic with Micombero as president. |
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