July 1966 Burundian coup d'état

July 1966 Burundian coup d'état
Date July 8, 1966 Location Burundi Result Coup succeeds King Ntare V of Burundi assumes the throne
Belligerents
Government of Burundi	Army faction

On 8 July 1966 forces loyal to Prince Charles Ndizeye overthrew the government of Ndizeye's father, King Mwambutsa IV, who was out of the country at the time of the coup. Ndizeye assumed the title, King Ntare V, and appointed Michel Micombero to the post of Prime Minister. Less than five months later Micombero led a coup which ousted the 19-year-old King, abolished the Burundi's monarchy and declared Burundi a Republic and established a one-party military regime. Ntare V fled into exile but returned to the country from Uganda in 1972, at which time he was assassinated under circumstances that have yet to be fully explained.^[1]

References

1. Melady, Thomas (1974). Burundi: The Tragic years. New York: Orbis Books. pp. 5–6. ISBN 0-88344-045-8.