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Definition of Bujumbura

1. Noun. The capital and largest city of Burundi. "Usumbura was renamed Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962"

Definition of Bujumbura

1. Proper noun. The capital and largest city of Burundi, in the western part of the country on Lake Tanganyika; originally called Usumbura, it was renamed when Burundi became independent in 1962. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Bujumbura

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Human Rights Watch World Report, 2003: Events of 2002 (November 2001 by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch Staff (2003)
"In late 2001 soldiers killed at least forty-two civilians in Bujumbura-rural, and scores more in early 2002 as they drove the FNL from bases in Tenga forest ..."

2. Proxy Targets: Civilians in the War in Burundi by Timothy Paul Longman, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1998)
"In March 1997, the military entered two sites for displaced Hutu in Kamenge and forced out anyone who was not from Bujumbura province, claiming that people ..."

3. Landmine Monitor Report 2002: toward a mine-free world by International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Human Rights Watch (Organization). (2002)
"In 2001, the ICRC provided medicines and other medical supplies to the Prince Regent Charles Hospital in Bujumbura, the military hospital in Kamenge, ..."

4. Landmine Monitor Report 1999: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines (1999)
"In addition, MSF has set up emergency sections in Bujumbura Province and in Bururi. MSF also provides drugs, medical devices and materials, and expert staff ..."

5. Human Rights Watch World Report 1998 by Human Rights Watch Staff (1997)
"Although the province of Kayanza began dismantling its regroupment camps in late August, camps remained in Bubanza, Bujumbura-Rural, Cibitoke, Karuzi, ..."

6. Human Rights Watch World Report 2000: The Events of 1999 by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch Staff (1999)
"In early October, rebels killed two UN aid workers, along with seven Burundians, thus causing the UN to halt activities outside of Bujumbura and withdraw ..."

7. World Report 2002: The Events of 2001 by Human Rights Watch (Organization (2002)
"Women reported dozens of rapes and cases of sexual torture by soldiers, many in areas in or near the part of Bujumbura taken briefly by rebels, ..."

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