Burundi

Burundi

Burundi ranks 158th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Laos, Barbados, and Republic of the Congo. Memorable people born in present day Burundi include Pierre Nkurunziza, Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, and Pierre Buyoya. Memorable people who died in Burundi include Pierre Nkurunziza, Melchior Ndadaye, and Mutara III Rudahigwa. Burundi has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians.

Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with population of over 14 million people. It is bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and southeast, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; Lake Tanganyika lies along its southwestern border. The capital city is Gitega and the largest city is Bujumbura. Read more on Wikipedia