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...with the politicians in a country where politics is played like karate (a sport at which Constantine excels). Jordan's Hussein is doing his best to stave off antimonarchist rioters instigated by his leftist neighbors, Syria and the United Arab Republic. Only last week the new African nation Burundi ended the 400-year-long tribal rule of King Ntare...
Mwami Mwambutsa IV, the Watutsi ruler of the kingdom of Burundi, did not seem like a man who would easily part with his throne. In fact, when the rival Bahutu tribesmen attempted to overthrow him last October, the Mwami and his men struck back so ruthlessly that at least 86 Bahutus were executed, including all of the elected officers of both houses of Parliament. Last week it seemed that the Mwami had lost his throne just the same. Not to the Bahutus. To his own son, Prince Charles Ndizeye...
After last October's revolt, the 54-year-old King flew off to vacation in Switzerland with his curvaceous French companion, Josy. There he visited his son, a student at Lausanne University. A few weeks ago, young Charles, after flunking his exams, flew to Burundi, ostensibly to prepare for his father's return in late July. Instead, Charles fired off three telegrams to his father, announcing that he had seized power. Burundi's 2,750,000 inhabitants got the word through a radio broadcast from the capital of Bujumbura, in which Charles denounced the country...
...broadcast this message to the nation. If not, your acts will be judged by history, as you are courting dangerous trouble." The father gave his son 48 hours to reply, but he would probably have to wait longer than that -if for no other reason than that communications between Burundi and Switzerland have been completely...
...reason for concern: almost all of the guests had grievances with at least one of the others. Ethiopia's Emperor Haile Selassie and Somalia's Premier Abdirazak Hussein were hardly on the best of terms now that raids and murder had resumed along the frontier they share. Burundi's Premier Leopold Biha kept well clear of the Rwanda delegation: Watutsi warriors are still massed on the Rwanda side of his border, threatening invasion. The Sudan's Mohammed Mahgoub has reason to resent Uganda's Milton Obote, who harbors Sudanese rebels. Congo Strongman Joseph Mobutu...