2006 in Burundi
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Events
January
- 27 January - The UN Security Council adopts Resolution 1653 on peace and stability in the Great Lakes region, including Burundi.[1]
April
- A curfew originally imposed during the 1972 mass killings of Hutus is lifted after over 3 decades.[2]
June
- 18 June - The Government of Burundi and Forces nationales de liberation sign the Agreement on Principles towards Lasting Peace, Security and Stability.[3]
July
- Around 30 people disappear in Muyinga province after arrest and interrogation by soldiers and National Intelligence Service agents.[4]
- A series of politically motivated grenade attacks kill 13 and wound 122 people.[4]
August
- 30 August - The Burundi government accuses acting Special Representative Nureldin Satti and requests his removal from office.[3]
- Gabriel Rufyiri, head of the anti-corruption group OLUCOME, is imprisoned on libel charges after denouncing government corruption.[4]
- Former Vice President Alphonse Marie Kadege and two other opposition politicians file complaints alleging torture by the National Intelligence Service.[4]
September
- 7 September - The Government of Burundi and Forces nationales de liberation sign the Dar-es-Salaam Comprehensive Ceasefire Agreement.[3]
- Second Vice President Alice Nzomukunda resigns, citing government human rights abuses and corruption.[4]
- The National Liberation Forces sign a ceasefire agreement with the government, though disarmament and demobilization deadlines are missed.[4]
October
- 25 October - The UN Security Council adopts resolution 1719, establishing the UN Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB) and its mandate.[3]
December
- 22 December - United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan warns of "troubling developments" in Burundi that could lead to violence.[5]
- 31 December - The United Nations Operation in Burundi (ONUB) ends its mission, including its human rights section, and is replaced by the Integrated Office of the United Nations for Burundi (BINUB).[4]
