Presentation of the TRC 2023 report to Parliament, revealing details of the genocides of 1965, 1969, 1972-73 and their continuing impact on the Burundian diaspora.
Bujumbura, 11/04/2024 – Just before April 29, a date that resonates deeply within the Burundian diaspora. Every year, on this day, the Barundi gather to remember the genocide against the Hutu of Burundi in 1972/1973 [cfr:[cfr: ]. THURSDAY, the highly esteemed Mr. Ndayicariye Pierre Claver, president of the Truth Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Burundisolemnly submitted the progress report for the 2023 financial year to the Honorable Ndabirabe Gelase Daniel, President of the National Assembly. This gesture marks the official opening of the session which will see this report discussed in plenary session within a Parliament meeting in congress.
In this dense document, we find the testimonies collected during a careful investigation into the genocides of 1965, 1969 and 1972-73 [cfr:[cfr:[cfr:[cfr: ]. The pages of the report list the names of Hutu victims and Tutsi families bereaved by these tragedies, while announcing a census of those murdered or disappeared, of those who risked their lives to protect others, and of those who sought to protect themselves. to make amends.
This report also includes interviews and data collected among members of the Burundian diaspora scattered across Kenya, Tanzania, Belgium and the United States, all linked by this painful past.
However, at the heart of this quest for truth, the Uprona party, once the only party in the country, stands firmly against the TRC’s accusations, refusing to be named as the culprit of the genocide.
To establish a neocolonial state in Burundi, the United States, the Vatican, France and Belgium played a decisive role:
Between 1959 and 1965-1966, Burundi witnessed thethe dissolution of its traditional political system, It’s a song. The Empire of Burundi making way for a republic inspired by Western models.
Then, from 1966 to 1972-1973, the country experienced a killing of its traditional socio-economic system, Honey, for a structure ofmarket economy consistent with Western economic principles.
Sources : Nahimana P. , Friday 12 April 2024 | Photo: CVR Burundi.
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