Kiremba

Kiremba
Town
Kiremba

Location in Burundi

Coordinates: 3°56′35″S 29°40′30″E / 3.94306°S 29.67500°E / -3.94306; 29.67500Coordinates: 3°56′35″S 29°40′30″E / 3.94306°S 29.67500°E / -3.94306; 29.67500
Country  Burundi
Province Bururi Province
Commune Commune of Bururi
Time zone Central Africa Time (UTC+2)

Kiremba is a small town in the Commune of Bururi in Bururi Province in southern Burundi. By road it is located 7 kilometres southeast of Bururi and 4.3 kilometres northwest of Buta.[1] On April 30, 1997, the same day as the massacre at nearby Buta, the FDD killed Hutu and two Tutsi people in Kiremba, burning the local hospital and raping two women before killing them.[2] In 2004, the people were tested for epilepsy.[3] Kiremba has a Swedish Protestant School, although it is said to be more Anglican in its teachings.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
  2. ↑ Longman, Timothy Paul (1998). Proxy Targets: Civilians in the War in Burundi. Human Rights Watch. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-56432-179-4. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Economic evaluation of epilepsy in Kiremba (Burundi): a case-control study". NCBI. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  4. ↑ Tuhabonye, Gilbert; Brozek, Gary (22 May 2007). This Voice in My Heart: A Runner's Memoir of Genocide, Faith, and Forgiveness. Harper Collins. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-06-081753-4. Retrieved 21 April 2012.


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