Failed Burundian Coup Attempt

Date: October 19, 1965 • Location: Rome, Italy

A group of ethnic Hutu military officers failed in their attempt to overthrow the Burundian government.

The Hutu, also known as the Abahutu, are a Bantu ethnic group native to the African Great Lakes region. They primarily live in Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, and the eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where they form one of the principal ethnic groups alongside the Tutsi and the Great Lakes Twa.