Source: National Archives & Historic Records of Burundi
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Michel Micombero 🇧🇮

Michel Micombero (Known as "Captain Micombero")
First President of Burundi (1966–1976), General, Founder of the Republic
Born 1940-01-01 🇧🇮 Rutovu, Bururi, Burundi
Passed Away 1983-07-16 Mogadishu, Somalia
Lifespan 43 years old
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"The republic was declared so that all citizens might stand equal before the modern state."

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Army officer who overthrew the ancient Burundian monarchy in November 1966 to establish the Republic of Burundi, serving as its inaugural President until 1976.

Biographical Record

Michel Micombero was born in 1940 in Rutovu, Bururi province. Trained as a military officer at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels, Belgium, Micombero returned to become Chief of Staff of the Burundian armed forces and Minister of Defence at age twenty-five.

In November 1966, Micombero executed a military coup that deposed King Ntare V and abolished the centuries-old monarchy, proclaiming Burundi a republic on November 28, 1966. Governing as President through a one-party state (UPRONA) and the National Council of the Revolution, his regime saw traumatic regional and ethnic violence in 1972. Deposed in 1976 by Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, he died in exile in Somalia in 1983.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Rutovu Memorial Site
Bururi, Burundi
GPS: -3.8800, 29.7500
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