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| 1998, June 21 |
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| A temporary truce was called for Burundi's five-year-long civil war as peace talks commenced between Burundi president Pierre Buyoya and Hutu rebel leader Leonard Nyangoma. The civil war continued to use up Burundi lives and resources, and by the end of 2000, the war between Tutsis and Hutus had brought death to over 200,000 Burundians. | 1 |
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| 1999, Dec |
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| Mediated by former South African president Nelson Mandela, more peace negotiations took place with most of Burundi's warring factions in attendance. | 2 |
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| 2000, Aug. 28 |
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| Most of the major militants in the Burundi civil war signed a peace treaty in Arusha, Tanzania. The agreement was witnessed by Mandela and U.S. president Bill Clinton. | 3 |
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| Sept. 20 |
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| At another peace summit in Nairobi, Kenya, three Tutsi representatives signed further peace accords; two of the major Hutu representatives refused, threatening to again intensify fighting in Burundi. | 4 |
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