Great Lakes monarchy under the ganwa princes, retained through colonial rule until abolished in 1966.
Abolished on 28 November 1966 when Prime Minister Michel Micombero launched a coup deposing the young King Ntare V and proclaiming the Republic of Burundi; Micombero became the country's first president.
The atlas holds 5 border frames for Kingdom of Burundi — the shape you scrub through changes in 1680 · 1848 · 1900 · 1925 · 1934.
Lemarchand's authoritative history of the Burundian monarchy and its abolition.
History of the Great Lakes kingdoms, covering the Rwandan and Burundian monarchies.