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Michel Micombero
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Albin Nyamoya (1972 – 1973)
- Preceded by
- Ntare V (as king)
- Succeeded by
- Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
- Monarch
- Ntare V
- Born
- ( 1940-08-26 ) 26 August 1940, Rutovu , Ruanda-Urundi , (modern-day Burundi )
- Died
- 16 July 1983 (1983-07-16) (aged 42) , Mogadishu , Somalia
- Party
- Union for National Progress (UPRONA)
- Spouse
- Adèle Nzeyimana ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1965 )
- Alma mater
- Royal Military Academy , Somali National University
- Allegiance
- Burundi
- Branch service
- Burundi Army
- Years of service
- 1962–1976
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Burundi
- Place of birth
- Rutovu Commune
- Place of death
- Mogadishu
- Occupation
- minister
- Educated at
- Mogadishu University
- Political party
- Union for National Progress
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Image
- Republic of Burundi 4th anniversary stamp 1970 (cropped).jpg
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- date of death
- 1983-07-16
- date of birth
- 1940-08-26
- name in native language
- Michel Micombero
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Michel Micombero
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Encyclopedic overview
Michel Micombero (26 August 1940 – 16 July 1983) was a Burundian military officer and politician who ruled the country as de facto military dictator for the decade between 1966 and 1976. He was the last Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Burundi from July to November 1966, and the first President of the country from November 1966 until his overthrow in 1976.
Micombero was an ethnic Tutsi who began his career as an officer in the Burundian military at the time of Burundi's independence in 1962. He studied abroad and was given a ministerial portfolio on his return. He rose to prominence for his role in helping to crush an attempted coup d'état in October 1965 by ethnic Hutu soldiers against the Tutsi-dominated monarchy. In its aftermath, in 1966, Micombero himself instigated two further coups against the monarchy which he perceived as too moderate. The first coup in July installed a new king on the throne, propelling Micombero to the role of prime minister. The second coup in November abolished the monarchy itself, bringing Micombero to power as the first president of the new Republic of Burundi.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Michel Micombero” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.