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Bururi
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| Country | Burundi |
| Prefecture | Bururi Province |
| Elevation | 6,024 ft (1,836 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 22,900 |
Bururi is a city located in southern Burundi. It is the capital city of Bururi Province and has around 20.000 inhabitants in 2007.
In 1972, local Hutu gendarmes in Bururi drove out military and civil government control of the Tutsi military regime of Micombero. A republic was declared, and a week later suppressed by Burundian troops. Subsequent government reprisals against Hutu intelligentsia has been referred to as a 'partial genocide'