Bujumbura (bdi)

Bujumbura

Bujumbura ranks 1,986th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Roeselare, Skien, and Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The most famous people from Bujumbura are Pierre Nkurunziza, Khadja Nin, and Shabani Nonda. The most famous people who died in Bujumbura are Mutara III Rudahigwa, Louis Rwagasore, and Melchior Ndadaye. Bujumbura has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians. Bujumbura is located in Burundi.

Bujumbura, formerly Usumbura, is the economic capital, former political capital, largest city and main port of Burundi. It ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton and tin ore. Bujumbura was formerly the country's political capital. In late December 2018, Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza announced that he would follow through on a 2007 promise to return Gitega its former political capital status, with Bujumbura remaining as economical capital and center of commerce. A vote in the Parliament of Burundi made the change official on 16 January 2019, and as of late 2025, the transition is still ongoing, having estimated to end in 2022. Read more on Wikipedia