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    Cyprien Ntaryamira

    5th President of Burundi

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  1. Cyprien Ntaryamira (6 March 1955 – 6 April 1994) was a Burundian politician who served as President of Burundi from 5 February 1994 until his death two months later. A Hutu born in Burundi, Ntaryamira studied there before fleeing to Rwanda to avoid ethnic violence and complete his education. Active in a Burundian student movement, he ...

  2. On the evening of 6 April 1994, the aircraft carrying Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira, both Hutu, was shot down with surface-to-air missiles as their jet prepared to land in Kigali, Rwanda; both were killed. The assassination set in motion the Rwandan genocide, one of the bloodiest events of the ...

  3. Apr 7, 1994 · Cyprien Ntaryamira, agronomist, politician; born Bujumbura, Ruanda- Urundi (now Burundi) 6 March 1955; Minister of Agriculture, Burundi 1993- 94; President of Burundi 1994; married (three children ...

  4. Apr 7, 1994 · Mr. Ntaryamira, 39, was the second member of the majority Hutu tribe to become head of state since Burundi gained independence from Belgium in 1962. The first was his predecessor, Melchior Ndadaye ...

  5. Apr 4, 2019 · On the night of 6 April 1994 a plane carrying then-President Juvenal Habyarimana, and his counterpart Cyprien Ntaryamira of Burundi - both Hutus - was shot down, killing everyone on board.

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  7. Around 8 PM local time on the evening of April 6th, 1994 the plane carrying President Juvenal Habyarimana of Rwanda and Cyprien Ntaryamira of Burundi was shot down over Kigali, Rwanda as the presidents returned from a summit of regional leaders in Tanzania.

  8. Rwanda genocide of 1994 - Ethnic Conflict, Hutu-Tutsi, Massacres: On the evening of April 6, 1994, a plane carrying Habyarimana and Burundian Pres. Cyprien Ntaryamira was shot down over Kigali, Rwanda’s capital; the ensuing crash killed everyone on board. Although the identity of the person or group who fired upon the plane has never been conclusively determined, Hutu extremists were ...

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