Ntare V of Burundi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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King of Burundi
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Place of Birth: Gitega, Gitega Province, Burundi
About Ntare V of Burundi
- Ntare V of Burundi (born Charles Ndizeye, 2 December 1947 – 29 April 1972) was the last king of Burundi (or Mwami) from July to November 1966.
- Until his accession, he was known as Crown Prince Charles Ndizeye.
- After a Hutu-led coup attempt in October 1965, his father, Mwambutsa IV went into exile in Switzerland.
- In March 1966 Mwambusta IV designated his only surviving son as heir to the throne. The Crown Prince then formally deposed his father and his father's government in July 1966.
- King Ntare himself was deposed, later the same year, in a military coup led by Michel Micombero; the former king went into exile in West Germany and later Uganda.
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