Ikiza
1972 mass killings of Hutus in Burundi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Ikiza (variously translated from Kirundi as the Catastrophe, the Great Calamity, and the Scourge), or the Ubwicanyi (Killings), was a series of mass killings—often characterised as a genocide—which were committed in Burundi in 1972 by the Tutsi-dominated army and government, primarily against educated and elite Hutus who lived in the country. Conservative estimates place the death toll of the event between 100,000 and 150,000 killed, while some estimates of the death toll go as high as 300,000.
1972 mass killings of Hutus in Burundi
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Location | Burundi |
Date | April–August 1972 |
Target | Hutus, particularly the educated and elite; some Tutsi-Banyaruguru |
Attack type | Genocide, mass murder |
Deaths | 100,000–300,000 |
Perpetrators | Tutsi-Hima dictatorship |
Motive | Retribution for Hutu rebellion |
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