The murder of Burundi’s prime minister, Louis Rwagasore
On July 1, 1962, Burundi was granted independence. Less than nine months before, on October 13, 1961, the newly elected prime minister, prince Louis Rwagasore, son of mwami Mwambutsa, king and head of state of Burundi, was murdered, sixteen days after he had been sworn in. A few weeks before that, h...
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| Language: | English |
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Gents Afrika Platform, Afrika Brug
2015-09-01
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| Series: | Afrika Focus |
| Online Access: | https://ojs.ugent.be/AF/article/view/4874 |