Burundi : biography of a small African country

Nigel Watt traces the origins of Burundi's political crises and illuminates recent historical events through interviews with leading political figures and survivors of atrocity. A unique and rare portrait, Watt's "biography" demystifies Burundi's little-understood "ethnic" divisions and provides a thorough understanding of this beautiful and cultured land, which has produced a remarkable line of peacemakers, journalists, teachers, and political and religious leaders. Scan0002 1 Scan0003 2 Scan0004 3 Scan0005 4 Scan0006 5 Scan0007 6 Scan0008 7 Scan0009 8 Scan0010 9 Scan0011 10 Scan0012 11 Scan0013 12 Scan0014 13 Scan0015 14 Scan0016 15 Scan0017 16 Scan0018 17 Scan0019 18 Scan0020 19 Scan0021 20 Scan0022 21 Scan0023 22 Scan0024 23 Scan0025 24 Scan0026 25 Scan0027 26 Scan0028 27 Scan0029 28 Scan0030 29 Scan0031 30 Scan0032 31 Scan0033 32 Scan0034 33 Scan0035 34 Scan0036 35 Scan0037 36 Scan0038 37 Scan0039 38 Scan0040 39 Scan0041 40 Scan0042 41 Scan0043 42 Scan0044 43 Scan0045 44 Scan0046 45 Scan0047 46 Scan0048 47 Scan0049 48 Scan0050 49 Scan0051 50 Scan0052 51 Scan0053 52 Scan0054 53 Scan0055 54 Scan0056 55 Scan0057 56 Scan0058 57 Scan0059 58 Scan0060 59 Scan0061 60 Scan0062 61 Scan0063 62 Scan0064 63 Scan0065 64 Scan0066 65 Scan0067 66 Scan0068 67 Scan0069 68 Scan0070 69 Scan0071 70 Scan0072 71 Scan0073 72 Scan0074 73 Scan0075 74 Scan0076 75 Scan0077 76 Scan0078 77 Scan0079 78 Scan0080 79 Scan0081 80 Scan0082 81 Scan0083 82 Scan0084 83 Scan0085 84 Scan0086 85 Scan0087 86 Scan0088 87 Scan0089 88 Scan0090 89 Scan0091 90 Scan0092 91 Scan0093 92 Scan0094 93 Scan0095 94 Scan0096 95 Scan0097 96 Scan0098 97 Scan0099 98 Scan0100 99 Scan0101 100 Scan0102 101 Scan0103 102 Scan0104 103 Scan0105 104 Scan0106 105 Scan0107 106 Scan0108 107 Scan0109 108 Scan0110 109 Scan0111 110 Scan0112 111 Scan0113 112 Scan0114 113 Scan0115 114 Scan0116 115 Scan0117 116 Scan0118 117 Scan0119 118 Scan0120 119 Scan0121 120 Scan0122 121 Scan0123 122 Scan0124 123 Scan0125 124 Scan0126 125 Scan0127 126 Scan0128 127 Scan0129 128 Scan0130 129 Scan0131 130 Scan0132 131 Scan0133 132 Scan0134 133 "Little known in the English speaking world, Burundi is Rwanda's twin - a small country with an equally tortured history of tensions between Hutus and Tutsis and several traumatic events that have been described as genocide. Julius Nyerere and Nelson Mandela took turns as mediators in a lengthy, and eventually successful, peace process which has given the country new institutions ... but there are still many problems to solve." "Nigel Watt describes this beautiful and cultured land which has produced some remarkable peacemakers, journalists, teachers, political and church leaders. He traces the origins of the crisis and brings Burundi's recent history to life with interviews: some which help explain the mysteries of the country's 'ethnic' divisions, so different from elsewhere in Africa; some with people who experienced horrific events; and some with others who have worked for reconciliation - in the media, in the churches, in civil society - and have helped create a chance for a much more hopeful future."--BOOK JACKET Burundi is a small Central African country with a complex history of ethnic tension. This book traces the origins of its political crises, sheds light on Burundi's contemporary history by means of interviews with leading participants and those whose lives have been affected by horrific events, and helps demystify the country's "ethnic" divisions. Co-publisher from jacket.Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-214) and index.