Martyazo

The Republic of Martyazo () was a short-lived secessionist state proclaimed by Hutu rebels at Vyanda in Burundi's province of Makamba in the early May 1972 during the Ikiza, a period of genocidal violence affecting Burundi.

== History == On 29 April 1972, a Hutu rebellion broke out in Burundi. The insurgents quickly began to target Tutsi civilians and officials, carrying out massacres in Bururi, Rumonge, Nyanza Lac. Uprisings also took place in Cankuzo and Bujumbura. The rebels were joined by armed Congolese, largely former Simba rebels. Despite these ethnic killings, researcher Nigel Watt argued that the insurgents initially hoped to gain the support of Tutsi monarchists who were upset over the arrest of Ntare V. The latter was the former king (mwami) of the country and had been imprisoned by the republican, Tutsi-led government of Michel Micombero. Ntare V had been regarded as a defender of Hutu interests as well as a champion of Tutsi groups which had been excluded from power by Micombero's regime.