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The Party for a Non-Violent Society (SONOVI) is a small progressive[ citation needed ] political party in Burundi. [1]
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The Party for a Non-Violent Society (SONOVI) is a small progressive[ citation needed ] political party in Burundi. [1]
Burundi originated in the 16th century as a small kingdom in the African Great Lakes region. After European contact, it was united with the Kingdom of Rwanda, becoming the colony of Ruanda-Urundi - first colonised by Germany and then by Belgium. The colony gained independence in 1962, and split once again into Rwanda and Burundi. It is one of the few countries in Africa to be a direct territorial continuation of a pre-colonial era African state.
The Hutu, also known as the Abahutu, are a Bantu ethnic group which is native to the African Great Lakes region. They mainly live in Rwanda, Burundi, and Uganda where they form one of the principal ethnic groups alongside the Tutsi and the Great Lakes Twa.
Burundi is a Central African nation that is closely linked with Rwanda, geographically, historically and culturally. The drum such as the karyenda is one of central importance. Internationally, the country has produced the music group Royal Drummers of Burundi.
The Front for Democracy in Burundi is a political party in Burundi.
This article lists the prime ministers of Burundi since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of Burundi in 1961 until the present day. The office of Prime Minister was most recently abolished in 1998, and reinstated in 2020 with the appointment of Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni.
The Burundian Civil War was a civil war in Burundi lasting from 1993 to 2005. The civil war was the result of longstanding ethnic divisions between the Hutu and the Tutsi ethnic groups. The conflict began following the first multi-party elections in the country since its independence from Belgium in 1962, and is seen as formally ending with the swearing-in of President Pierre Nkurunziza in August 2005. Children were widely used by both sides in the war. The estimated death toll stands at 300,000.
The Burundi national football team,, nicknamed The Swallows, represents Burundi in international football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Burundi. The team has never qualified for the World Cup. Burundi previously did come very close to qualifying for the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations, losing only on penalties to Guinea in a playoff. However, in 2019, it qualified for the first time, and took part in the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Group B, but lost all its matches and left from the group stage without scoring a single goal.
The National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy is the major political party in Burundi. During the Burundian Civil War, the CNDD–FDD was the most significant rebel group active and became a major political party in Burundi. The party's rule has been described as authoritarian.
The Movement for the Rehabilitation of Citizens–Rurenzangemero is a political party in Burundi. It is currently led by Epitace Banyaganakandi.
The New Alliance for Democracy and Development in Burundi (NADDEBU) is a small political party in Burundi founded in 2002 by Jean-Paul Burafuta.
The People's Reconciliation Party is a minor political party in Burundi.
The Liberal Alliance for Democracy (ALIDE) is a political party in Burundi. It was founded in 2002. ALIDE advocates for free-market capitalism and liberal democracy. They currently hold no seats in Burundi's national parliament.
The Parliamentary Monarchist Party (PMP) is a small royalist party in Burundi which seeks the restoration of the monarchy, deposed in a coup in 1966. It was founded by Guillaume Ruzoviyo in August 2001. The party has no elected representatives in parliament and Guillaume Ruzoviyo has not held a government post since the end of 2005, but the PMP rallied in a coalition of 10 parties at the 2010 general elections, and obtained the management of the Burundi Embassy in Russia. PMP is member of International Monarchist Conference.
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Éliane Duthoit, a French citizen, is a senior United Nations official at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
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The commune of Ntega is a commune of Kirundo Province in northern Burundi.
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Capital punishment was abolished in Burundi on 24 April 2009. Burundi is not a state party to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The last legal execution in Burundi took place in 1997.
Fulgence Dwima Bakana is a Burundian politician. From 2002 to 2003, Bakana was the former Minister of Justice of Burundi and was succeeded by Didace Kiganahe, who was also succeeded by Clotilde Niragira (2005-2007), the first woman to hold such position.
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