Pierre Buyoya

Major Pierre Buyoya (b. 24 November 1949) is a Burundi politician who has ruled Burundi twice, from 1987 to 1993 and from 1996 to 2003. Image File history File links http://www. ... Image File history File links http://www. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In September of 1987, Buyoya led a military coup against the Second Republic of Burundi, led by Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, and installed himself as the first president of the Third Republic. He proclaimed an agenda of liberalization and patching relations between Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups, but presided over an oppressive ruling junta consisting primarily of Tutsi. This led to a Hutu uprising in August of 1988, which caused approximately 20,000 deaths. After these killings, Buyoya appointed a commission to find a way to mediate the violence. A coup détat (pronounced ), or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government against the volonté générale formed by the majority of the citizenry, usually done by a smaller supposedly weaker body that just replaces the top power figures. ... Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (b. ... List of Rulers and Heads of State of Burundi (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) Kingdom of Burundi Republic of Burundi Affiliations:- See also:- Burundi Heads of Government of Burundi Colonial Heads of Burundi Colonial Heads of Burundi (Urundi) Colonial Heads of Burundi (Ruanda-Urundi) Lists of... Hutu is the name given to one of the three ethnic groups occupying Burundi and Rwanda. ... The Tutsi are one of three native peoples of the nations of Rwanda and Burundi in central Africa, the other two being the Twa and the Hutu. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

This commission created a new constitution, which Buyoya approved in 1992. This constitution called for a nonethnic government with a president and a parliament. Democratic elections were held in June 1993 and were won by the Hutu Melchior Ndadaye who created a balanced Hutu and Tutsi government. Nevertheless, the army assassinated Ndadaye and Burundi returned to civil war. Nearly 150,000 people were killed as the war raged. There were numerous attempts at government, but even the coalition government under Sylvestre Ntibantunganya was unable to stop the fighting. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Burundi’s first multiparty presidential election since independence in 1962 was held on 1 June 1993. ... Melchior Ndadaye Melchior Ndadaye (March 28, 1953 – October 21, 1993) was the first elected president of Burundi. ... Sylvestre Ntiybantunganya (born 19XX) was a Burundi political figure. ...

On July 25, 1996 Buyoya returned to power in a coup, ousting Ntibantunganya. The civil war became less intense but continued. Economic sanctions were also imposed by the international community because of the nature of Buyoya's return to power, but were eased as Buyoya created an ethnically inclusive government. Buyoya selected as his vice-president Domitien Ndayizeye, a Hutu. The conditions of the governmental agreement required Buyoya to hand over power in 2003, which he did. Ndayizeye became the president of Burundi on April 30. July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... Economic sanctions are economic penalties applied by one country (or group of countries) on another for a variety of reasons. ... Domitien Ndayizeye (b. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ...

Some suspect that Buyoya is responsible for the October 21, 1993 assassination of Melchior Ndadaye. It is likely that in due time he will be tried and pay for the crimes against humanity that he perpetrated in Burundi. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

External links

• Burundi Timeline 1858-1995
• 1996 comments on Burundi and Buyoya at the United Nations
• Mandela hails peace deal as genocide stalks Burundians