Table of Contents

Part 1 Editor's Foreword Part 2 Preface Part 3 Acknowledgments Part 4 Reader's Note Part 5 Acronyms and Abbreviations Part 6 Map Part 7 Chronology Part 8 Introduction Part 9 THE DICTIONARY Part 10 Appendixes Chapter 11 A Kings (Bami) of Burundi Chapter 12 B Postcolonial Prime Ministers Chapter 13 C Postcolonial Presidents Part 14 Bibliography Part 15 About the Author

About the Author

Ellen K. Eggers teaches linguistics and English at California State University, Chico. She lived and worked in Burundi from 1985-1986 on a Fulbright grant, teaching at the University of Burundi and collecting Kirundi data for a linguistics project.

Reviews

A useful contribution.
*African Research and Documentation*

Eggers (linguistics and English, California State U.), who lived in Burundi in the 1980s, presents an historical dictionary of the sub- Saharan African country. Entries are listed alphabetically and cover national figures, political parties, the army, economy, society, and culture, with specific topics such as slavery, language, women, education, HIV/AIDS, and relations between the Hutu and Tutsi, and individuals such as Melchior Ndadaye and Jean-Baptiste Bagaza. Entries range in length from a paragraph to a few pages; more have been added to this edition. Appendices list kings, and postcolonial prime ministers and presidents.
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