1995 Event Antoine Nduwayo appointed Premier of Burundi 1995 Event Burundi premier Anatole Kanyenkiko, resigns 1994 Event Sylvestre Ntibantunganya elected president of Burundi 1994 Death Agatha Uwilingiyimana, Prime Minister of Rwanda (first female prime minister in Africa), assassinated, the day after President Habyarimana's plane was shot down, killing him and the president of Burundi 1994 Death Cyprian Niayamira, president of Burundi (1993-94), assassinated 1993 Event Military coup by Burundi President Ndadaye/525,000 Hutu's flee 1993 Death Melchior Ndadaye, banker/1st Hutu President of Burundi (1993), murder at 40 1993 Event Melchior Ndadaye becomes 1st Hutu Burundi president/Sylvie Kinigi, PM 1993 Event Melchior Ndadaye elected President of Burundi 1987 Event Coup in Burundi suspends constitution 1972 Death Ntare V, king of Burundi, murdered 1972 Death Ntare V, deposed King of Burundi, killed in an abortive coup 1966 Event Coup in Burundi overthrows monarchy; a republic is declared 1965 Death Pierre Ngendandumwe, premier of Burundi, murdered 1962 Event Rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica and Trinidad admitted (105th-108th) to UN 1962 Event Burundi and Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days) 1962 Event Rwanda and Burundi become independent
