Burundi's Unifying Prince - a podcast by Its a Continent

Prince Louis Rwagasore was a key political figure in Burundi's history. He was known as the unifying prince as he worked to unite the country's ethnic groups, which Belgium had divided. In 1958 he established the Party for National Unity and Progress (UPRONA), and in September 1961, they successfully won the elections to lead an independent Burundi. But on Friday 13th October 1961, Prince Louis Rwagasore was assassinated, only 16 days after being sworn in as prime minister. 
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Sources for further reading:Rebel and Rule in Burundi, 1972 by Aidan Russell (Journal)

Democratic Engineering in Rwanda and Burundi by Jean-Marie Kagabo (Book)https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/05/new-evidence-of-belgian-complicity-in-1961-killing-of-burundian-pm

https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/prince-louis-rwagasore-1932-1961/The murder of Burundi’s prime minister, Louis Rwagasore by GuyPoppe (Journal)


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