1972 Burundian genocide
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The 1972 Burundian genocide was a mass killing primarily targeting Hutu civilians by the Tutsi-dominated government and army, resulting in tens to hundreds of thousands of deaths and profoundly shaping Burundi’s subsequent ethnic conflict and political history.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime against humanity
ⓘ
genocide ⓘ mass killing ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs | genocide of Hutu in Burundi ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Burundi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1972 ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfDeaths |
100000
ⓘ
200000 ⓘ 300000 ⓘ |
| ethnicPerpetrator | Tutsi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicTarget | Hutu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Burundian Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cycles of ethnic violence in Burundi ⓘ |
| governmentInPower | regime of President Michel Micombero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
ethnic tensions between Hutu and Tutsi in Burundi
ⓘ
political exclusion of Hutu majority ⓘ post-colonial power struggles in Burundi ⓘ |
| impact |
deepened ethnic polarization in Burundi
ⓘ
exile of many Hutu refugees ⓘ long-term trauma among Hutu population ⓘ radicalization of Burundian politics ⓘ |
| location | Burundi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memoryPolitics | remains contested in Burundian public discourse ⓘ |
| notableFor |
scale of killings relative to Burundi’s population
ⓘ
systematic targeting of Hutu elites ⓘ |
| partOf | history of ethnic conflict in the African Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Tutsi-dominated Burundian army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tutsi-dominated government of Burundi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Tutsi minority rule in Burundi
ⓘ
one-party authoritarian system in Burundi ⓘ |
| precededBy |
1965 Burundian political crisis
ⓘ
assassination of Prime Minister Pierre Ngendandumwe ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | some scholars as genocide ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Burundian Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rwandan genocide ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
extrajudicial executions
ⓘ
mass arrests of Hutu men ⓘ massacres of Hutu intellectuals ⓘ |
| startTime |
1972
ⓘ
1972-04 ⓘ |
| targetedGroupCharacteristic |
education level
ⓘ
ethnicity ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| victim |
Hutu civilians
ⓘ
Hutu educated class ⓘ Hutu political elites ⓘ |
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