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BUJUMBURA (Aug 1, 1996 08:41 a.m. EDT) Burundi's military junta marked a week in power on Thursday vowing to overcome economic sanctions aimed at bringing it down. Central and East African leaders agreed at a summit in Tanzania on Wednesday…

FROM SAM KILEY IN BUJUMBURA AFRICAN leaders vowed yesterday to impose tough economic sanctions against Burundi's new military regime, and demanded that it open negotiations with Hutu rebels or face "tougher measures". Major Pierre Buyoya, who seized power in a coup…

By STEFAN LOVGREN Associated Press Writer BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) -- Burundi's new military-backed leader has named a new prime minister, in defiance of widespread international criticism and looming economic sanctions from other central African nations. Pierre Buyoya, the Tutsi major who deposed the…

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[ReliefWeb: Excerpts) 30 July 1996 DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR INFORMATION OF UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT ONLY Sylvana Foa, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by announcing that the Secretary-General had met this morning with…

After last Thursday's military coup in Burundi in which Pierre Buyoya was declared president, the future of Burundi still remains unclear. Mr Buyoya has rejected any proposal for foreign intervention in Burundi. Meanwhile neighbouring countries under the auspices of the…

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (Reuter) - Burundi's military rulers marked their first week in power Thursday by easing a curfew they tightened after their coup and vowing to defy sanctions aimed at toppling them. African leaders decided Wednesday to impose a total embargo…

UNITED NATIONS (Jul 31, 1996 5:41 p.m. EDT) -- Bruised by earlier ventures into chronic ethnic conflicts, major powers are unwilling to volunteer troops for a contingency force that could be sent to Burundi. The United Nations has been pleading with…

By Louise Tunbridge in Bujumbura BURUNDI'S neighbours have threatened to impose economic sanctions against the central African nation after last Thursday's military coup in which Pierre Buyoya, a member of the minority Tutsi community, was declared president. Leaders from Tanzania, Uganda,…

July 1996 This report has been prepared by the Office of the Resident Coordinator, Kigali, Rwanda I. OVERVIEW Since the reporting period, there have been 36,000 refugees who have voluntarily repatriated from Burundi (Magara camp) to Rwanda from 1…