In 1998 , Buyoya and the opposition-led Hutu parliament reached an agreement to sign a transitional constitution , and Buyoya was sworn in as president . The Arusha peace talks began on 15 June 1998 . The civil war , however , continued , despite the efforts of the international community to create a peace process . Though 1999 saw a reduction of fighting , the war again grew in intensity during the following two years . The Burundian military conducted a major offensive between October and December 2000 , attempting to clear the Tenga forest near Bujumbura of insurgents . Though killing many rebel fighters , the operation was a failure , and the Tenga forest remained an insurgent stronghold . Meanwhile , ceasefire talks were held in Tanzania , facilitated by Nelson Mandela . An agreement was reached which established a transitional government , where the presidency and vice-presidency would be rotated every 18 months , sharing power between the Hutus and Tutsis . While the government and three Tutsi groups signed the ceasefire accord , two leading Hutu rebel groups refused to participate , and the fighting continued . The Arusha talks closed with little progress on November 30 , 2000 . Twenty Tutsis and one British woman were killed on 28 December 2000 , in the Titanic Express massacre
Titanic Express massacre
Titanic Express massacre
Burundian Civil War