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| | Burundi - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Burundi |
 | | On 10 January 2002, the Hutu leader of the Front pour la démocratie au Burundi (Frodebu; Front for Democracy in Burundi), Jean Minani, was elected president of the country's transitional assembly. | | | Later that year Charles, now Ntare V, was deposed by his prime minister, Capt Michel Micombero, who declared Burundi a republic. | | | Talks were renewed in March 2000, at which President Buyoya announced that he was ready to negotiate a ceasefire with Hutu rebels. |
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http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Burundi
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| | Burundi - Country Page |
| | The Secretary-General reiterated that the Arusha Accords (2000) serve as the basis for political settlement in Burundi. | | | On 13 April 2005 Burundi’s Senate “voted 46-0 on Tuesday to adopt the country's electoral code.” Amendments to the code may delay the electoral process. |
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http://www.womenwarpeace.org/burundi/burundi.htm
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| | Burundi - Atlapedia Online |
| | In 1972 an unsuccessful revolt by the Hutu against the Tutsi resulted in 100,000 deaths, most of which were Hutu as well as the death of King Mwami Ntare V. In 1976 Col. Jean-Baptiste Bagaza ousted Micombero and became President. | | | In 1981 voters approved a new constitution which provided for a National Assembly and in 1982 an assembly was elected. | | | On Jan. 4, 1992 the Presidents of Burundi, Rwanda and Zaire agreed to reactivate permanent security commissions while on Mar. 9, 1992 a referendum on a draft constitution resulted in overwhelming support for changes that included multiparty politics. |
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http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/burundi.htm
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| | Burundi on Encyclopedia.com |
| | Pierre Nkurunziza, leader of the FDD, was elected president of Burundi in August. | | | In Feb., 2005, however, the proposed constitution was overwhelmingly approved by Burundi's voters. | | | The disagreement led to a cabinet boycott by the parties and stalled movement toward national elections, which were postponed until 2005. |
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http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/B/Burundi.asp
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| | Burundi Realities - Analysis, Research, Information and Data on Burundi |
| | Burundi: Work With U.N. on Justice and Reconciliation | | | A United Nations delegation, led by the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, Nicolas Michel, has arrived in Burundi for consultations on the setting up of the country's truth and reconciliation commission and a special court. | | | Leonce Ngendakumana acted in this way with confidence that Minani Jean and his group are discredited within the FRODEBU and will not have fortitude to fight this battle. |
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| | Reuters AlertNet - Burundi |
| | Burundi's recently-elected local councillors met on Friday in 17 provincial towns to elect members of the country's Senate. | | | Burundi to add three women to its senate | | | Controversial law reforms promulgated by Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo last month comply with the country's peace agreements, despite criticism from opposition parties and rebels, diplomats told IRIN on Wednesday. |
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http://www.alertnet.org/thefacts/countryprofiles/152653.htm
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| | Burundi - Amnesty International |
| | Poverty, isolation and ill-treatment: Juvenile justice in Burundi | | | In September AI’s Secretary General was among a delegation that met the President of the Republic, government ministers, human rights and refugee groups, and launched a report on juvenile justice in Burundi. | | | Her appeal had not been heard by the end of 2002. |
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http://web.amnesty.org/report2003/Bdi-summary-eng
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| | Burundi |
| | The Department urges private American citizens in Burundi to exercise caution and maintain security awareness at all times. | | | The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens against travel to Burundi. | | | This site is managed by the Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State. |
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http://travel.state.gov/travel/burundi_warning.html
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| | Burundi |
| | Relatively peaceful democratic elections were held in 2005. | | | The mailing address is B.P. 1720, Bujumbura, Burundi. | | | SAFETY AND SECURITY : The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens against travel to Burundi. |
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http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1078.html
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| | GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: Burundi |
| | Portals to the World: Burundi (Library of Congress) | | | Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Burundi (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency) | | | Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Burundi (U.S. Dept. of State) |
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| | Index of Economic Freedom 2004 - Countries |
| | According to the Associated Press, “Tutsi and Hutu political parties signed a power-sharing accord in August 2000 which led to the inauguration of the transitional government in November 2001.” Despite the peace process, rebels continued to fight. | | | “War since 1993, sanctions and an aid freeze in 1993–99 forced the Banque de la Republique du Burundi (BRB, the central bank), to abandon its previous monetary prudence and to lend heavily to the government,” reports the Economist Intelligence Unit. | | | Burundi continues to deal with instability due to a long-running civil war. |
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http://cf.heritage.org/index2004test/country2.cfm?id=Burundi
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| | BBC NEWS Africa Country profiles Country profile: Burundi |
| | In 1993 Burundi seemed poised to enter a new era when, in their first democratic elections, Burundians chose their first Hutu head of state, Melchior Ndadaye, and a parliament dominated by the Hutu Front for Democracy in Burundi (Frodebu) party. | | | Pierre Nkurunziza, a Hutu former rebel leader, became the first president to be chosen in democratic elections since the start of Burundi's civil war. | | | He was the sole candidate in the August 2005 vote in the National Assembly and the Senate after his Force for the Defence of Democracy (FDD) won parliamentary elections in June. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1068873.stm
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| | Human Rights Watch World Report 2002: Africa: Burundi |
| | In addition to making numerous public statements denouncing human rights abuses and encouraging peace, they invested millions of dollars and untold diplomatic effort in negotiations for the Arusha Accord and in getting it implemented. | | | In June, rebels, apparently FDD, killed the driver of a vehicle of the humanitarian agency Children's Aid Direct in Bubanza province and briefly detained other employees. | | | A spokesman for a party opposed to President Buyoya was arrested after giving a press conference and was charged with insulting the head of state. |
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| | Burundi on the Internet |
| | Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members - Burundi | | | Report of Women's Commission delegation visit to Burundi/Tanzania border camp to investigate the situation for refugee children. | | | Provides a list of the President, Cabinet members, the Governor of the Central Bank, the country's Ambassador to the U.S., and its U.N. Representative. |
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http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/burundi.html
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| | UNICEF - Burundi - |
| | BUJUMBURA, Burundi, 7 February 2006 — During her visit to Burundi, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Rima Salah praised the country’s effort in providing free primary education for all children, and the success in demobilizing more than 3,000 child soldiers. | | | Salah and French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy (holding flowers) meet with children in Ruyigi province. | | | NAIROBI, Kenya, 3 March 2006 — The heads of three of the largest United Nations humanitarian agencies today urged the international community to match political progress in the Great Lakes region with a new commitment to end the suffering of the millions of people forgotten by the rest of the world. |
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http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/burundi.html
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| | Political Resources on the Net - Burundi |
| | Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Burundi by Central Intelligence Agency | | | Melchior Ndadaye Premier président démocratiquement élu au Burundi - First democratically elected President of Burundi | | | Embassy of the Republic of Burundi in Washington D.C. Burundi Le Monde diplomatique |
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| | Burundi - Amnesty International |
| | In September, Burundi ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. | | | Between May and August, at least 80 people were arrested in northern Burundi, allegedly on their way to or from Rwanda, and accused of belonging to an armed movement aiming to destabilize the state. | | | Burundi: A critical time – Human rights briefing on Burundi |
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http://web.amnesty.org/report2005/bdi-summary-eng
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| | "Bujumbura Burundi" |
| | The U.S. Government believes that an attack on the State Prosecutor of Burundi is an attack against the rule of law and urges that the perpetrators be brought to justice in accordance with the law. | | | Statement by James Yellin Upon Being Sworn in On August 14,2002, by Secretary of State Colin Powell as The U.S. Ambassador to The Republic of Burundi | | | The United States Government warmly welcomes the discussions which took place between President Ndayizeye of Burundi and the representatives of the PALIPEHUTU-FNL Forces of National Liberation in the Netherlands on January 18-21st. |
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| | Anglican Communion:The Anglican Church of Burundi |
| | The name of the Province of the Episcopal Church of Burundi changed to the Province of the Anglican Church of Burundi (Province de l’Eglise Anglicane du Burundi) as the result of a decision taken at the Provincial Synod held in Bujumbura, 16-17th March 2005. | | | The EEB has existed as a province since 1992. | | | An Anglican presence was established through the work of CMS in the 1930s and grew rapidly as a result of the East African Revival. |
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| | CIA - The World Factbook -- Burundi |
| | Supreme Court or Cour Supreme; Constitutional Court; Courts of Appeal (there are three in separate locations); Tribunals of First Instance (17 at the province level and 123 small local tribunals) | | | Burundi's first democratically elected president was assassinated in October 1993 after only 100 days in office, triggering widespread ethnic violence between Hutu and Tutsi factions. | | | the three national, mainstream, governing parties are: Burundi Democratic Front or FRODEBU [Leonce NGENDAKUMANA, president]; National Council for the Defense of Democracy, Front for the Defense of Democracy or CNDD-FDD [Hussein RADJABU, president]; Unity for National Progress or UPRONA [Aloys RUBUKA, president] |
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| | Travel Advice for Burundi - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| | These laws provide severe penalties of up to 17 years imprisonment for Australians who engage in sexual activity with children under 16 while outside of Australia. | | | If you are in Burundi you should consider leaving unless you have compelling reasons to stay. | | | When you are in Burundi, be aware that local laws and penalties, including ones that appear harsh by Australian standards, do apply to you. |
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| | Great Lakes Region Country Analysis Brief |
| | Embassy of Burundi in Washington, D.C. Countrywatch information | | | Besides the EAC, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda are members of the Community of East and Southern African States (COMESA), formed in 1994 and composed of 20 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa. | | | Officials also envisage a monetary and political union in a process which they say could take up to 20 years. |
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http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/eafrica.html
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| | Burundi |
| | "The World" on BBC4 tv on Friday (26 August 2005) carried a short report about the swearing in of the newly elected President of Burundi. | | | La Devise du Burundi est : Unité, Travail, Progrès. | | | The three stars are also said to represent the three ethnic groups who live in Burundi: the Hutu, Tutsi and the Twa. |
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| | Burundi |
| | On 8 Oct 1905 the Germans recognized Mwezi Gisabo as "Sultan" of Burundi and its only supreme authority. | | | On 6 Jun 1903 the German authorities imposed on Mwezi Gisabo the independence of the two chiefs Macoonco and Cyilima. | | | Note: Ethnic groups, which play a preeminent role in politics, are listed in parentheses following names i.e. |
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| | Burundi - definition of Burundi in Encyclopedia |
| | After several years of civil war and interethnic violence Burundi a cease-fire is currently standing, mostly due to the international presence in the country. | | | Burundi is a small landlocked nation in the Great Lakes region of Africa. | | | As of July 2004, Burundi had an estimated population of 6,231,221. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Burundi
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| | Burundi |
| | Burundi is a small mountainous country with a long history of tribal wars. | | | The two most important centers of culture are the University of Burundi and Center of Burundi Civilization. | | | Civil war, pitting the Tutsi-dominated army and government against Hutu guerrilla movements, has raged in Burundi since 1993, killing at least 200,000 people. |
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| | Human Rights Watch: Publications: Africa : Burundi |
| | Up to 14,000 children have taken part in the civil war in Burundi. | | | The recent political agreement between the major parties in Burundi’s ten-year civil war should not have granted immunity from prosecution for such blatant and widespread crimes. | | | The civil war raging in Burundi since October 1993 has above all been a war against civilians. |
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| | WTO Burundi - Member information |
| | Burundi has been a member of WTO since 23 July 1995. | | | This page gathers key information on Burundi's participation in the WTO. | | | Provides consolidated texts: click “predefined reports” and select “All sectors in each country”, then double-click Burundi. |
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http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/burundi_e.htm
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| | burundi map and information page |
| | The future of Burundi is somewhat bleak, as less than 50% of children attend school, and HIV/AIDS is almost out-of-control. | | | Burundi, once known as Urundi, was controlled by Germany from 1884, and by Belgium from 1919, until gaining its independence in 1962. | | | With a high population density and very limited natural resources, most of the citizens remain economically suppressed, and resign themselves to subsistence agricultural farming. |
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| | Burundi and the IMF -- Page 1 of 3 |
| | Jose Pedro de Morais Junior Minister of Finance of Angola, Given on the Occasion of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) Meeting, September 21, 2003 | | | This Letter of Intent of the government of Burundi describes the policies that Burundi intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF. | | | On behalf of: Angola, Burundi, Botswana, The State of Eritrea, The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, The Gambia, Kenya, Liberia, Lesotho, Republic of Mozambique, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Kingdom of Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
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| | Conflict resolution, prevention, and transformation: Search for Common Ground |
| | The establishment of the United Nations Operation in Burundi (ONUB) in June 2004 is working to help secure a lasting peace, while elections scheduled in Burundi for April 2005 indicate a commitment to the democratic process. | | | Despite the ratification of the U.N. Convention Against Torture in 1994 and the introduction of a revised Code of Criminal Procedure in Burundian law in 2000, the incidence of torture and the impunity with which it is carried out persist across Burundi. | | | In the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide in 1994 and in response to ongoing instability in the Great Lakes Region, Search for Common Ground opened its first office in Africa in 1995 in Bujumbura, Burundi. |
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| | Temporary Protected Status - BURUNDI |
| | Once a TPS re-registration application is approved, a new EAD valid until November 2, 2006 will be issued. | | | Department of Justice Grants 12-month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Burundi, 08/30/02 | | | (2) Re-registration after the Registration Period (after November 1, 2005): The USCIS Lockbox will not accept late re-registration applications from aliens from Burundi after the registration period has ended. |
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| | ONUB: United Nations Operation in Burundi |
| | Pierre Nkurunziza (left, with baseball cap), Presidential candidate and Hutu ex-rebel leader, participating in demobilisation procedures at Muramvya, Burundi. |
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| | USAID Africa: Burundi |
| | The U.S. foremost priority in Burundi is clear: to break the cycle of civil wars and massive killings and reduce the threat of genocide by supporting the Burundian peace process, democratization, and protection of human rights. | | | There are also 27,000 refugees in Burundi, mostly from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. | | | While the National Transitional Government of Burundi has made progress in restoring security in many parts of the country, sporadic fighting, population movements and economic stagnation continue to sap morale and erode vital support for the transition process. |
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http://www.usaid.gov/locations/sub-saharan_africa/countries/burundi
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| | African Studies Center Burundi Page |
| | This site provides information about the political and social development of Burundi. | | | The index has been created by The Norwegian Council for Africa, as part of its comprehensive effort to strengthen the knowledge of Africa and African affairs. | | | This website contains information about women associations in Burundi based on research and a workshop funded by USIP |
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http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Country_Specific/Burundi.html
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| | Technorati Tag: Burundi |
| | Torture and Killings Persist, While Progress on Justice for War Crimes Stalls Donors beginning aid discussions with Burundi’s government on February... | | | Become a member to save searches in a Watchlist. | | | Burundi: Donors Must Press for End to Continu... |
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http://technorati.com/tag/Burundi
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| | Burundi - Free Encyclopedia |
| | Burundi is a small landlocked nation of eastern Africa. | | | Culture of Burundi (see also: Music of Burundi) | | | Burundian troops, seeking to secure their borders, have intervened in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
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http://www.wacklepedia.com/b/bu/burundi.html
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| | WashingtonPost.com: International: Burundi |
| | This document describes the history, government, politics and economy of Burundi. | | | Enter a country name for news, background and Internet links: | | | A detailed list of facts and figures for Burundi. |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/worldref/country/burundi.htm
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| | Country at a Glance - Overview |
| | Permanent Mission of the Republic of Burundi to the United Nations | | | Mission permanente de la République du Burundi auprès de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève | | | The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. |
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| | Burundi current local time from WorldTimeServer.com |
| | This site specializes in keeping up with local laws and declarations that affect time zone rules and daylight saving time adjustments, so you can always depend on our accuracy. | | | A comprehensive list of other locations in addition to Burundi is also available which you can view current time by country name or by city name. | | | You can even create a list of your favorite locations where you have business or personal interests. |
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http://www.worldtimeserver.com/time.asp?locationid=BI
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| | Burundi Travel Information Lonely Planet Destination Guide |
| | Despite positive changes and a genuine feeling in Burundi that peace is finally possible after 12 years of civil war, sporadic clashes between government and rebel forces continue. | | | Travellers are strongly advised to stay away until the violence is over and Burundi gets back on its feet. | | | Although the situation has cooled recently, Burundi still threatens to explode. |
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http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/africa/burundi
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| | EUROPA - Development - Countries - Burundi |
| | This page is currently in the process of being updated. | | | EUROPA > European Commission > Development > Countries > Burundi > | | | Please accept our apologies for this, and visit us again shortly to find updated country information. |
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| | burundi information project |
| | We are based in Denmark where we are arranging concerts and art excebitions, trying to raise money to keep this website running, and trying to get some focus on Burundi and the big problems the nation is facing on its long and troubled road to peace. | | | This website is ment to be a tool to get a better overview of the projects and initiatives that are going on in Burundi at the moment, to create contacts and to support ideas for possible projects in the future. | | | Burundi.nu is not an organisation, it is only your webmaster and wife, who has the belief that ideas and information, mixed with dedication, can make a difference. |
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| | Governments on the WWW: Burundi |
| | Gouvernement de la République du Burundi [Government of the Republic of Burundi] | | | Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie (CNDD) / Inama y'Igihugu Igwanira Demokarasi [National Council for the Defence of Democracy] |
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http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/bi.html
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| | LookSmart - Burundi - Travel Guides |
| | Excellent collection of resources from the school's African Studies Center. | | | Find background information and statistics relating to Burundi's geography, people, government, economy, military, and transnational issues. | | | Provided by Summer Institute of Linguistics, includes summary of languages spoken in various regions, along with brief demographics. |
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