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Marguerite (Maggie) Barankitse is a Burundian humanitarian activist who works to improve the welfare of children and challenge ethnic discrimination in Burundi. After rescuing 25 children from a massacre,she was forced to witness the conflicts between the Hutu and Tutsi in her country in 1993. She established Maison Shalom,a shelter that provided access to healthcare,education,and culture to over 20,000 orphan children in need. Because she protested against a third term for President Pierre Nkurunziza,she lives in exile.
Burundi,officially the Republic of Burundi,is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa. It is bordered by Rwanda to the north,Tanzania to the east and southeast,and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west;Lake Tanganyika lies along its southwestern border. The capital city is Gitega and the largest city is Bujumbura.
The Great Lakes Twa,also known as Batwa,Abatwa or Ge-Sera,are a Bantu speaking group native to the African Great Lakes region on the border of Central and East Africa. As an indigenous pygmy people,the Twa are generally assumed to be the oldest surviving population of the Great Lakes region. Current populations of Great Lakes Twa people live in the states of Rwanda,Burundi,Uganda and the eastern portion of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In 2000 they numbered approximately 80,000 people,making them a significant minority group in these countries. The largest population of Twa is located in Burundi estimated in 2008 at 78,071 people.
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Imelde Sabushimike is a Burundian politician serving as the Minister of Human Rights,Social Affairs and Gender in Burundi,appointed by the Burundi president,General Evariste Ndayimiyishe. She was the first Twa woman to be part of the Government in Burundi.
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The 2005 Senate of Burundi sat from 2005 to 2010.
The 2010 Senate of Burundi sat from 2010 to 2015.
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