Bururi
| Bururi | |
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 Bururi
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| Coordinates: 3°57′S 29°37′E / 3.950°S 29.617°E | |
| Country |
 Burundi
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| Prefecture | Bururi Province |
| Elevation | 1,836 m (6,024 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 20,764 |
Bururi is a city located in southern Burundi. It is the capital city of Bururi Province and has around 20.000 inhabitants in 2007.
On 29 April 1972, a massacre took place here. Local Hutu gendarmes in Bururi drove out military and civil government control of the Tutsi military regime of Micombero. A republic was declared, and a week later suppressed by Burundian troops. Subsequent government reprisals against Hutu intelligentsia has been referred to as a 'partial genocide'.
Coordinates: 3°57′S 29°37′E / 3.950°S 29.617°E
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