nPostednon September 18, 2014
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Todaynthe world-famous Royal Drummers of Burundi will be playingntraditional beats, and dancers will be performing the abatimbonand the abanyagasimbo,ncelebrating the anniversary of the 1961 victory of the UPRONAnpolitical party in U.N.-assisted elections for the National Assembly.
Todaynthe world-famous Royal Drummers of Burundi will be playingntraditional beats, and dancers will be performing the abatimbonand the abanyagasimbo,ncelebrating the anniversary of the 1961 victory of the UPRONAnpolitical party in U.N.-assisted elections for the National Assembly.n
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Violencenbetween the Hutu and the Tutsi people—the same ethnic fighting thatndevastated Burundi’s neighbor, Rwanda—had cropped up again andnagain in Burundi ever since the Tutsi’s arrived in that African landnin the 15thnCentury.
Violencenbetween the Hutu and the Tutsi people—the same ethnic fighting thatndevastated Burundi’s neighbor, Rwanda—had cropped up again andnagain in Burundi ever since the Tutsi’s arrived in that African landnin the 15thnCentury.n
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nWhennEuropean nations colonized Africa, Germany and later Belgiumncolonized Burundi and Rwanda, but they left in place the governmentalnstructures and officers, which meant also leaving in place constantnstruggles between different groups, rivalry, court intrigue. AfternWorld War II, Ruanda-Urundi (now Burundi and Rwanda) became a UnitednNations trust territory but remained under Belgian administration.nAnd when the elections were held in 1961, the party headed by PrincenLouis Rwagasore, who was the eldest son of the current mwami, won inna big way—what is called a “sweeping victory”!
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Unfortunately,nless than a month after the Prince was voted in, he was assassinated!
Unfortunately,nless than a month after the Prince was voted in, he was assassinated!n
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nThis drumming video featuresndancers as well.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nHummerBird Celebration in Texas
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Anniversarynof the arrival of Anne Hutchinson in the New World
Anniversarynof the arrival of Anne Hutchinson in the New Worldn
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nScientistnand inventor Jean Foucault’s birthday
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nChile’snIndependence Day
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