1996 Burundian coup d'état

1996 Burundian coup d'état
Part of Burundian Civil War
	A CIA WFB map of Burundi
Date	25 July 1996
Location	Bujumbura, Burundi
Type	Military coup
Motive	Regime change
Target	Presidential Palace, Bujumbura
Organised by	Pierre Buyoya
Outcome	Coup succeeds Sylvestre Ntibantunganya is ousted by former president Pierre Buyoya; Buyoya is inaugurated as interim president;

The 1996 Burundian coup d'état was a military coup d'état that took place in Burundi on 25 July 1996. In the midst of the Burundi Civil War, former president Pierre Buyoya (a Tutsi) deposed Hutu President Sylvestre Ntibantunganya. According to Amnesty International, in the weeks following the coup, more than 6,000 people were killed in the country. This was Buyoya's second successful coup, having overthrown Jean-Baptiste Bagaza in 1987.