Everything about Burundian Legislative Election 1965 totally explained
Burundi's first post independence legislative
elections took place on
10 May 1965 in which voters chose National Assembly and Senate representatives.
The polls took place amidst growing ethnic tensions between
Hutus and
Tutsis following the assassination of
Prime Minister Pierre Ngendandumwe (a Hutu) on
15 January 1965.
Results
Election Aftermath
Despite the decisive victory by Hutu candidates in the election, King
Mwambutsa IV appointed a Tutsi prince,
Léopold Biha, as Prime Minister.
Tensions finally erupted into violence following an attempted coup by Hutu army officers in October 1965. The failed coup was followed by a major purge of Hutus in the armed forces. Hutu politicians and civilians were also killed.
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