History UsefulNotes / Burundi

** Prime Minister: Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni

Burundi, officially called the '''Republic of Burundi''' (Kirundi: ''Republika y'Uburundi'', French: ''République du Burundi'') is a small country located in East UsefulNotes/{{Africa}}, bordered by, in clockwise order: UsefulNotes/{{Rwanda}}, UsefulNotes/{{Tanzania}}, and the UsefulNotes/DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo.

Regarding Rwanda, Burundi might as well be called Rwanda's LesserStar twin brother, what with them speaking the same language (Rwanda-Rundi) and being one and the same for centuries until sometime during the colonial era, in which their kings voted to separate it into two different realms. The two were ruled by the same European masters (UsefulNotes/ImperialGermany and, after UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}}), suffered under the same rather arbitrary classification between their ethnic group (Hutus and Tutsis), retained their monarchies well throughout the colonial period until a few years after independence, and, unfortunately, had the same ethnic tensions plaguing the aforementioned Hutus and Tutsis.

Long story short, the period following independence was characterized by long, long arguments regarding what ethnic group is fit to control the nation. The Tutsis ruled as a dominant minority despite numbering only 10%, which predictably angered the much more-dominant Hutus, who started rebellions in the frontier regions and pogroms directed against the Tutsis, ''who'' [[CycleOfRevenge retaliated with their own pogroms]]. So just like Rwanda all over again. The reason why Burundi is called the lesser star, however, is the fact that the pogroms never quite reach the same intensity as the genocide that claimed an estimated ''1 million'' people in Rwanda; the pogroms ''are'' classified as genocides by a UN report, but it "only" [[AMillionIsAStatistic claimed about twenty thousands or so]].

Eventually, the UN and the neighboring African countries' peacekeepers (most notably from UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica) had to step down and help mediate a power-sharing agreement in order to give the Hutsus more representation, which (sort of) worked, as the president from 2005 to 2020, Pierre Nkurunziza, was a Hutu. Remnants of the Hutu rebel groups still sometime commit terror attacks against the country, though. Recently, the country has come under fire for [[http://www.samesame.com.au/news/3952/Bittersweet-Change-In-Burundi.htm criminalizing homosexuality]].

Burundi, officially called the '''Republic of Burundi''' (Kirundi: ''Republika y'Uburundi'', French: ''République du Burundi'') is a small country located in East Africa, bordered by, in clockwise order: UsefulNotes/{{Rwanda}}, UsefulNotes/{{Tanzania}}, and the UsefulNotes/DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo.

Burundi, officially called the Republic of Burundi ('''Kirundi:''' ''Republika y'Uburundi'', '''French:''' ''République du Burundi'') is a small country located in East Africa, bordered by, in clockwise order: UsefulNotes/{{Rwanda}}, UsefulNotes/{{Tanzania}}, and the UsefulNotes/DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo.

* '''Highest point:''' Mount Heha (2684 m/8,806 ft) (92nd)

* '''Highest point:''' Mount Heha (2684 m/8,806 ft) (87th)

* '''Highest point:''' Mount Heha (2684 m/8,806 ft) (106th)

* '''ISO-3166-1 Code:''' BI

[[AC: The Burundian flag]]
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Eventually, the UN and the neighboring African countries' peacekeepers (most notably from UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica) had to step down and help mediate a power-sharing agreement in order to give the Hutsus more representation, which (sort of) worked, as the current president (Pierre Nkurunziza) is a Hutu. Remnants of the Hutu rebel groups still sometime commit terror attacks against the country, though. Recently, the country has come under fire for [[http://www.samesame.com.au/news/3952/Bittersweet-Change-In-Burundi.htm criminalizing homosexuality]].

* '''Currency''': Burundian franc (FBu) (BIF)

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Regarding Rwanda, Burundi might as well be called Rwanda's LesserStar twin brother, what with them speaking the same language (Rwanda-Rundi) and being one and the same for centuries until sometime during the colonial era, in which their kings voted to separate it into two different realms. The two were ruled by the same European masters (UsefulNotes/ImperialGermany and, after UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}}), suffered under the same rather arbitrary classification between their ethnic group (Hutus and Tutsis), retained their monarchies well throughout colonial period until a few years after independence, and, unfortunately, had the same ethnic tensions plaguing the aforementioned Hutus and Tutsis.