 Kuva u Burundi bwikukira mu 1962, bwaranzwemwo ubwicanyi bwa politike ishingiye ku moko, cane cane hagati yAbahutu nAbatutsi, aho ubuzwi cane ko bwahekuye igihugu gusumba ari ubwo mu 1972, bwahitanye Abahutu. 