1987 Burundian coup d'état

1987 coup d'état in Burundi 1987 Burundian coup d'état Burundi in its region.svg Location of Burundi in Central Africa 3 September 1987 Bujumbura, Burundi Military coup Regime change Presidential Palace, Bujumbura Pierre Buyoya Coup succeeds Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is ousted by Pierre Buyoya Formation of the Military Committee for National Salvation Buyoya is inaugurated as president burundi The 1987 Burundian coup d'état was a bloodless military coup that took place in Burundi on 3 September 1987. Tutsi president Jean-Baptiste Bagaza was deposed whilst traveling abroad and succeeded by Tutsi Major Pierre Buyoya.https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/04/world/burundi-s-president-is-ousted-by-army.html Burundi's President Is Ousted by Army 1987-09-04 The New York Times Sheila Rule 19 January 2021 Background Jean-Baptiste Bagaza was appointed president of Burundi following a military coup in 1976, that deposed Michel Micombero. As president of the Union for National Progress (UPRONA) party, he was the sole candidate in the 1984 presidential election and was re-elected with 99.6% of the votes. During Bagaza's presidency, there were long-standing tensions over the repression of the Catholic Church, in a country where 65 percent of citizens were practicing Catholics. This was later described by diplomats as a key factor in the coup. Coup and aftermath thumb|left|upright|Pierre Buyoya, who took power in the coup, pictured in 1990 In September 1987, Bagaza travelled to Quebec, Canada, to attend a francophone summit. The army took over, led by Bagaza's cousin, Major Pierre Buyoya. Hearing of the coup, Bagaza immediately returned to Africa but Bujumbura Airport was closed, and in Nairobi, he was refused entrance to Kenya. Following the coup, Bagaza fled to Uganda, and then in 1989, Libya, where he was granted political asylum. Buyoya formed the Military Committee for National Salvation to take control, suspended the country's constitution and was inaugurated as president on 2 October 1987. Buyoya, a Roman Catholic, said that he would lift measures imposed on the Catholic Church by Bagaza's government. He was succeeded by Melchior Ndadaye following the 1993 presidential election, and came to power in Burundi for a second time following a military coup in 1996, that ousted Sylvestre Ntibantunganya. References Europa World Year, Book 1 Taylor & Francis 2004 946 https://books.google.com/books?id=x7v0M2mZHpMC&pg=PA946 1-85743-254-1 Rule Sheila Burundi Leader Attempts East-West Balance The New York Times 24 September 1987 https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/24/world/burundi-leader-attempts-east-west-balance.html 8 June 2010 Harden Blaine Dismay at Anti-Catholic Measures Said to Have Inspired Burundi Coup The Washington Post 5 September 1987 http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1341511.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121104052739/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1341511.html usurped 4 November 2012 HighBeam Research subscription 8 June 2010 Kieh George Klay George Klay Kieh Beyond State Failure and Collapse: Making the State Relevant in Africa Lexington Books 2007 73 https://books.google.com/books?id=s1MtpwbymdgC&pg=PA73 978-0-7391-0892-5 Europa Publications Africa South of the Sahara 2004 Routledge 2004 135 https://books.google.com/books?id=jj4J-AXGDaQC&pg=PA135 1-85743-183-9 Burundi's Ex-President Granted Asylum in Libya Spartanburg Herald-Journal The New York Times Company 17 January 1989 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WbQeAAAAIBAJ&pg=5645,186172 8 June 2010 Rule Sheila New Burundi Leader Vows to Lift Curbs on Church The New York Times 27 September 1987 https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/27/world/new-burundi-leader-vows-to-lift-curbs-on-church.html 8 June 2010 Palmer Mark Mark Palmer (diplomat) Breaking the Real Axis of Evil: How to Oust the World's Last Dictators by 2025 Rowman & Littlefield 2005 221 https://books.google.com/books?id=SATc3grT0cAC&pg=PA221 0-7425-3255-0 Coup Burundi Category:Coups d'état in Burundi Category:1980s coups d'état Burundian coup d'état