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Commune of Bugarama

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Commune of Bugarama
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Commune of Bugarama is located in Burundi
Commune of Bugarama
Commune of Bugarama
Commune of Bugarama in Burundi
Coordinates: 3°42′28″S 29°21′04″E / 3.70775°S 29.35100°E / -3.70775; 29.35100
Country Burundi
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)

Bugarama is a commune of Rumonge Province in Burundi. [1][2] The seat lies at Bugarama.

2020 attack

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Between August 23 and 24, 2020, militants from RED-Tabara attacked the city of Bugarama, Burundi, resulting in the death of eleven civilians and five militants. Several RED-Tabara militants, including the commander of the Bugarama attack, were arrested in Rwanda on September 29. They claimed that the Bugarama attack was against Burundian forces and Imbonerakure.[3]

Flooding

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In December 2023 heavy rains flooded hundreds of hectares of crop fields and caused landslides in the communes of Bugarama and Muhuta.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Burundi: Administrative Division". citypopulation. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Bugarama". google maps. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. ^ "REGIONAL VERIFICATION MECHANISM (EJVM) STARTS INVESTIGATIONS ON BURUNDIAN COMBATANTS CAPTURED IN RWANDA". Rwandan Ministry of Defense. October 5, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  4. ^ Nzorubonanya 2023.

Sources

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