Michel Micombero (1940 – 16 July 1983) was the first President of Burundi from November 28 1966 to November 1 1976. He was born in Rutovu Bururi Province as a member of the Tutsi ethnicity.In the years after independence Burundi had seen a rapid descent into anarchy. The king Mwambutsa IV rapidly changed the Prime Minister as anti-Tutsi forces threatened to unleash the same violence as had hit Rwanda. On October 18 1965 Hutu leader Gervais Nyangoma launched a coup ousting the king.
active years end date
1966-11-28, 1976-11-01
active years start date
1966-07-11, 1966-11-28
birth date
1940-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death date
1983-07-16
death place
Somalia, Mogadishu
order in office
Prime Minister of Burundi, 1st President of Burundi
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