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馃嚙馃嚠 Ndadaye Day in Burundi
Commemoration of President Melchior Ndadaye
Date in Burundi
October 21
Instituted1993
Commemorates the assassination of Melchior Ndadaye, Burundi's first democratically elected president.
Marks the assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye in 1993 which sparked the Burundian Civil War
How Ndadaye Day is observed in Burundi
Historical significance
Ndadaye was assassinated in 1993, sparking a civil war. His death is remembered to promote peace.
Public life in Burundi
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
What this holiday commemorates
In Burundi, around 1993
- 1993 Melchior Ndadaye is elected President of Burundi. 路 Burundi
- 1993 Burundi President Melchior Ndadaye is killed in an attempted coup d鈥櫭﹖at staged by soldiers of the Tutsi ethnic group. 路 Burundi
- 1993 Pierre Buyoya loses Burundi's first democratic presidential election to Melchior Ndadaye of FRODEBU. 路 Burundi
- 1993 Pierre Buyoya steps down as President of Burundi and transfers executive power to Melchior Ndadaye. 路 Burundi