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Burundi’s National Palace is stormed in a coup and Hutu president Melchior Ndadaye is killed just four months after gaining pow
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 28). Burundi’s National Palace is stormed in a coup and Hutu president Melchior Ndadaye is killed just four months after gaining pow. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092711
South African History Online (2012) 'Burundi’s National Palace is stormed in a coup and Hutu president Melchior Ndadaye is killed just four months after gaining pow', South African History Online, 28 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092711 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).
South African History Online, Burundi’s National Palace is stormed in a coup and Hutu president Melchior Ndadaye is killed just four months after gaining pow [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092711, (accessed 8 August 2026).
"Burundi’s National Palace is stormed in a coup and Hutu president Melchior Ndadaye is killed just four months after gaining pow." South African History Online, 28 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092711. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Burundi’s National Palace is stormed in a coup and Hutu president Melchior Ndadaye is killed just four months after gaining pow." South African History Online. August 28, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092711.
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