Republic of Burundi

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Republic of Burundi
Repuburika y’Uburundi
République du Burundi
Flag of Republic of Burundi
Flag
Coat of arms of Republic of Burundi
Coat of arms
Location of Republic of Burundi
CapitalGitega
Largest cityBujumbura
GovernmentUnitary dominant-party presidential republic under an authoritarian state
• President
Évariste Ndayishimiye
• Prime Minister
Gervais Ndirakobuca
Area
• Total
27,834 km²
Population
• 2023 estimate
13,162,952


Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi is an African country bordered by Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda. Burundi is a member of the African Union, and AFRICOM.

History

German colonial rule

From 1890, Germany colonized Burundi, which became part of German East Africa.[1]

Belgian colonial rule

Following the First World War, Belgium took control of the colony, until it gained its independence in 1962. The Belgian government carried out a program of kidnapping biracial children from Burundi, and then Belgium Congo during the 1940s and 50s.[1]

Independence

During the colonial era, the ruling powers strengthened the divide between the Hutu and Tutsi groups. This contributed to a deadly ethnic conflict between them in the 1970s and then another civil war for 12 years from 1993, which killed some 300,000 people.[1]

21st Century

In 2020 Burundi demanded that Germany, and Belgium to pay €36 billion ($42.6 billion) in reparations for colonial rule. The country also demands that colonisers return all of Burundi's stolen historical artifacts and archive material.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Deutsche Welle (2020-08-19). "Burundi to Demand Colonial Reparations From Germany and Belgium" Black Agenda Report.