| 5,500,038 |
-3.3333 |
29.3333 |
Burundi |
|
One protester was killed and three others were seriously injured when police opened fire on rioters who tried to prevent them from removing barricades. Protesters may have been trying to attack the home of a police officer and injured a policewoman. |
| 5,500,042 |
-3.3527 |
29.37 |
Burundi |
|
Protesters burned two cars and a motorbike during ongoing demonstrations. Police used tear gas to break up the crowd of some 200 youths. |
| 5,500,138 |
-3.4158 |
29.375 |
Burundi |
|
In Bujumbura's Musaga neighborhood, armed soldiers faced off with hundreds of angry protesters who called for Nkurunziza not to seek a third term. Protesters put up barricades of buring tires, and soldiers fired into the crowd. Soldiers nearly battled with one another in a disagreement about whether to use force. |
| 5,500,046 |
-3.3772 |
29.358 |
Burundi |
|
A group of soldiers "mutinied" and Major General Godefroid Niyombare publicly declared a coup d'etat, but President Nkurunziza claimed the government still had control and that loyalists within the military "fought off rival soldiers". After the coup declaration, police withdrew from the streets and protesters celebrated freely. A total of 12 mutineers were killed and 30 injured in the fighting over two days. |
| 5,500,050 |
-3.3772 |
29.358 |
Burundi |
|
Pro-coup forces took control of the airport and shut it down. A total of 12 mutineers were killed and 30 injured in the fighting over two days throughout Bujumbura. |
| 5,500,054 |
-3.3772 |
29.358 |
Burundi |
|
Around 300 mostly female non-violent protesters demonstrated in downtown Bujumbura as police used tear gas and live ammunition against them. Soldiers were also present in the southern part of downtown. |
| 5,500,058 |
-3.3772 |
29.358 |
Burundi |
|
Hundreds of pro-coup protesters besieged the state radio and TV building as police and government troops guarded it, firing warning shots in the air. |
| 5,500,063 |
-3.3333 |
29.3333 |
Burundi |
|
Thousands of protesters came out in the major streets of the capital and battled police while trying to enter downtown. In the Buterere neighborhood, at least one was killed and several injured. A total of two civilians and one police officer were kill |
| 5,500,067 |
-3.3725 |
29.365 |
Burundi |
|
Thousands of protesters came out in the major streets of the capital and battled police while trying to enter downtown. In Bwiza, police fired live shots at the crowds. A total of two civilians and one police officer were killed and 66 injured throughou |
| 5,500,071 |
-3.4158 |
29.375 |
Burundi |
|
Thousands of protesters came out in the major streets of the capital and battled police while trying to enter downtown. In Musaga, grenade explosions were reported. A total of two civilians and one police officer were killed and 66 injured throughout Bu |
