1 , ▁she ▁became ▁advis er ▁to ▁the ▁prime ▁minister ▁and ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁reducing ▁military ▁exp end it ures ▁and ▁carrying ▁out ▁an ▁economic ▁reform ▁program . ▁▁ ▁There ▁was ▁armed ▁conflict ▁between ▁H ut us ▁and ▁T uts is ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁Then ▁elections ▁were ▁organized ▁as ▁a ▁transition ▁to ▁dem ocracy . ▁To ▁great ▁surprise , ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁opposition ▁Mel ch ior ▁N d ad aye ▁was ▁elected ▁President ▁of ▁Bur und i . ▁He ▁appointed ▁a ▁cabinet ▁with ▁two - third s ▁H ut u ▁and ▁one - third ▁T ut si ▁members . ▁Syl vie ▁Kin igi ▁became ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁This ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁build ▁unity ▁between ▁Bur und i ' s ▁two ▁eth nic ▁groups   — ▁N d ad aye ▁was ▁H ut u , ▁and ▁wished ▁to ▁decrease ▁T ut si ▁host ility ▁to ▁his ▁administration ▁by ▁appoint ing ▁a ▁T ut si ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁Kin igi ▁stated ▁that ▁recon c ili ation ▁would ▁be ▁her ▁highest ▁priority . ▁▁▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁October , ▁however , ▁President ▁N d ad aye ▁and ▁six ▁of ▁his ▁minister s ▁were ▁killed ▁by ▁T ut si ▁ins urg ents . ▁This ▁marked ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Bur und i ▁Civil ▁War , ▁with ▁w ides p read ▁eth nic ▁violence ▁breaking ▁out . ▁Kin igi ▁and ▁other ▁senior ▁government ▁figures ▁took ▁refuge ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁emb ass y , ▁and ▁surv ived ▁the ▁cha