July 1966 Burundian coup d'état

July 1966 Burundian coup d'état
	Location of Burundi in Central Africa
Date	8 July 1966
Location	Bujumbura, Kingdom of Burundi
Type	Military coup
Cause	Ethnic tensions between Hutu and Tutsi; Perceived moderate tendencies of Mwambutsa IV in balancing Hutu and Tutsi demands in government;
Motive	Regime change
Target	Royal Palace, Bujumbura
Organised by	Crown Prince Charles Ndizeye; Michel Micombero
Outcome	Coup succeeds Mwambutsa IV is ousted by his son, Crown Prince Charles Ndizeye, who acceded to the throne as Ntare V; Michel Micombero is promoted to the post of Prime Minister by Ntare V, replacing ousted Léopold Biha;

On 8 July 1966, a coup d'état took place in the Kingdom of Burundi. The second in Burundi's post-independence history, the coup ousted the government loyal to the king (mwami) of Burundi, Mwambutsa IV, who had gone into exile in October 1965 after the failure of an earlier coup d'état.

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History of Burundi

Urewe civilisation Hutu, Tutsi and Twa origins
Kingdom of Burundi German East Africa 1891–1919 Ruanda-Urundi 1922–1962 Ruzagayura famine 1943–1944
Road to independence Parliamentary election 1961 Prince Rwagasore assassination 1961 Independence 1962
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Burundian Civil War Army coup attempt 1993 Genocidal killings of Tutsis 1993 Buyoya coup, 2nd 1996 Titanic Express massacre 2000 Army coup attempt 2001 Itaba massacre 2002
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