Politics of Burundi takes place in a framework of a transitional presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Burundi is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament, the Senate and the National Assembly.
The Hutu, also known as the Abahutu, are a Bantu ethnic or social group native to the African Great Lakes region of Africa, an area now primarily in Burundi and Rwanda. They mainly live in Rwanda, Burundi, and the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where they form one of the principal population divisions alongside the Tutsi and the Twa.
Frédéric Bamvuginyumvira was first Vice-President of Burundi from 11 June 1998 to 1 November 2001. He is a member of the Hutu ethnic group.
Anatole Kanyenkiko was Prime Minister of Burundi from 7 February 1994 to 22 February 1995. An ethnic Tutsi from Ngozi Province, Kanyenkiko was a member of the Union for National Progress (UPRONA) party.
Jean Minani is a Burundian politician. He served as President of the National Assembly of Burundi from December 1, 1994 to January 1995 and from January 10, 2002 to 2005. In 1995, Minani became President of the Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBU).
Since Burundi's independence in 1962, there have been two events called genocides in the country. The 1972 mass killings of Hutus by the Tutsi-dominated army, and the 1993 mass killings of Tutsis by the majority-Hutu populace are both described as genocide in the final report of the International Commission of Inquiry for Burundi presented to the United Nations Security Council in 1996.
The provinces of Burundi are subdivided into 119 communes. The communes are further subdivided into collines. The communes are listed below, by province:
Burundi is a unitary state which is sub-divided at three levels: provinces, communes, and collines (hills).
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1049, adopted unanimously on 5 March 1996, after reaffirming Resolution 1040 (1996) concerning Burundi, the Council called for an end to violence in the country and discussed preparations for a conference on security in the African Great Lakes region.
Interbank Burundi, often called Interbank, is a commercial bank in Burundi. It is licensed by the Bank of the Republic of Burundi, the national banking regulator.
The commune of Kirundo is a commune of Kirundo Province in northern Burundi. The capital lies at Kirundo.
Murehe is a village in the Commune of Bururi in Bururi Province in southern Burundi. By road it is located 21.1 kilometres southeast of Bururi. Missionaries have been present in Murehe but the village is said to have "suffered" a shortage of them. During the genocide, the Minister of the Interior met at the dispensary in Murehe in a meeting on August 7, 1996.
Kirundo Airport is an airstrip serving the city of Kirundo, Burundi. The airstrip is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Kirundo, on the north shore of Lake Rwihinda.
Arabica FC Kirundo, is an African football (soccer) club from Burundi.
