Military History of Burundi - Rebel Groups in Burundi, Second Congo War, Wars Involving Burundi (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Rebel Groups in Burundi, Second Congo War, Wars Involving Burundi, United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, War in Somalia, Burundi Civil War, First Congo War, Rally for Congolese Democracy, Movement for the Liberation of Congo, Sylvestre Mudacumura, Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement, National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy, Gbadolite Agreement, National Liberation Front. Excerpt: The National Council for the Defense of Democracy Forces for the Defense of Democracy (French: Conseil National Pour la Dfense de la Dmocratie Forces pour la Dfense de la Dmocratie, NCDD FDD) was the most significant rebel group active in the Burundi Civil War and became a major political party in Burundi . The NCDD was the political wing of the organization, while the FDD was the military wing. It was founded in 1994, a year after the assassination of Hutu President Melchior Ndadaye . The political wing was dominated by Hutu intellectuals from the southern region of Bururi led by Leonard Nyangoma, while the fighting wing was composed of troops drawn from throughout the country, which led to a split in the group in 2001.The rebel group was often referred to simply as Forces for the Defense of Democracy (FDD ). In 2001, the CNDD FDD consisted of about 15,000 rebels led by Jean-Bosco Ndayikengurukiye. However a schism in October 2001 led to the overthrow of Ndayikengurukiye by Pierre Nkurunziza . The Nkurunziza-led faction, consisting of 10,000 to 12,000 troops signed a ceasefire with the government in December 2002, but continued fighting. The faction led by Ndayikengurukiye became the lesser of the two with about 5,000 fighters. It also signed a ceasefire with the government in October 2002 to which it has roughly held.At an official cere...