Word: buyoya
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Dates: during 1988-1988
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...Burundian government attributed the unrest to Hutu activists in Rwanda, who it says incited fellow tribesmen to attack the Tusi. In a press conference last week, Burundi's President, Major Pierre Buyoya, who took power in a bloodless coup last September, said he regretted the need to use force but denied that the army used napalm...
...Burundian capital of Bujumbura was calm last week under a nationwide dusk-to-dawn curfew. Calling an end to all major military activity, Buyoya has mounted a program of pacification and has opened centers for returning Hutu refugees. At the same time, Burundi's President has made it clear that he will not tolerate any further violence. Said Buyoya: "Force will be used again if necessary...