Burundi

Burundi

Burundi ranks 143rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Faroe Islands, Martinique, and Qatar. Memorable people born in present day Burundi include Pierre Nkurunziza, Pierre Buyoya, and Jean-Baptiste Bagaza. 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 East Africa. 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 cities are Gitega and Bujumbura, the latter being the country's largest city. Read more on Wikipedia