The following lists events that happened during 1972 in Burundi.
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| See also: | Other events of 1972 List of years in Burundi | ||||
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Incumbents
edit- President: Michel Micombero
- Prime Minister: vacant (until July 15), Albin Nyamoya (starting July 15)
Events
editApril
edit- April 29 - An uprising in Burundi by the Hutu people against the Tutsi-dominated government, began with machete attacks that killed more than 3,000 Tutsi civilians and soldiers.[1] In the words of one observer, "the ferocity of the ensuing repression by the army was beyond imagination", with more than 100,000 Hutus being massacred over the next five months.[2] In the genocide that followed, educated Hutu people—schoolchildren, college students, civil servants—were murdered, "especially anyone wearing glasses".[3]
May
edit- May 1 - Hutu rebels set up their own short-lived, "People's Republic of Martyazo", at the Bururi Province. The Tutsi-dominated Burundian Army ended the secession movement within two weeks, before beginning the slaughter of thousands of Hutus.[4]