▁B am ina ▁and ▁instead ▁installed ▁a ▁T ut si ▁candidate , ▁Lé op old ▁Bi ha , ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁C oup ▁and ▁after math ▁The ▁installation ▁of ▁Bi ha ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁created ▁diss ent ▁between ▁H ut us ▁and ▁the ▁Bur und ian ▁mon archy . ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁H ut u ▁officers ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁attempted ▁a ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁against ▁the ▁T ut si - led ▁government ▁on ▁ 1 8 – 1 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁A ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁H ut u ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁and ▁G endar mer ie ▁march ed ▁on ▁the ▁Royal ▁Palace . ▁They ▁were ▁led ▁by ▁Ger va is ▁Ny ang oma , ▁a ▁parliament arian , ▁and ▁Antoine ▁Ser uk w av u , ▁a ▁G endar mer ie ▁commander . ▁Bi ha ▁was ▁shot ▁and ▁wounded . ▁The ▁coup ▁was ▁fo iled ▁by ▁troops ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁T ut si ▁military ▁officer , ▁Michel ▁Mic om bero . ▁ 3 4 ▁H ut u ▁soldiers ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁coup ▁were ▁arrested ▁and ▁executed . ▁H ut us ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁and ▁police ▁who ▁had ▁not ▁taken ▁part ▁were ▁also ▁arrested ▁and ▁many ▁were ▁killed . ▁The ▁coup ' s ▁failure ▁prov oked ▁immediate ▁eth nic ▁violence ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁which ▁thousands ▁of ▁people , ▁mainly ▁H ut us , ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁what ▁has ▁been ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁pre l ude ▁to