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was incarcerated. The drum sanctuary is in the precincts of the royal palace. It houses ancient drums and drum making tools, and offers exhibitions with dance and music programmes for the public. The sanctuary's objective is to preserve and popularize the
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was established in 1955. It consists of two distinct areas, the traditional museum building and the drummers' sanctuary. Exhibits consist of drums, dance and musical instruments, baskets, calabashes weaponry, and tools used in sorcery. It also houses ancient
Burundian dresses and a large library.
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Burundi is diversifying from the main economic activities of agriculture and livestock farming. One such micro project is in the fisheries sector in Gitega. In 1999, the
Dushirehamwe fish farm association was established in the province with 23 men and women. In 2002, they received a grant from
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Also in the province are a craftwares village and the Gitega Art School of ceramics, paintings and sculptures. There is also an artistic centre where ceramics, leather and wood carvings are made. The Chutes de la Kalera, close to Rutana, is a natural scenic attraction during the rainy season.
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the drum in its history. Of the two personal drums of the king, one is in the sanctuary and the other is preserved in the museum. Dancers performed with these drums for the king. This sanctuary was refurbished in 1988. The
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with a population of 35,835. Gitega city had a population of 20,700 in 1990. As of June 2000, 21,350 people were located in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps, housed in 16 settlements within the province.
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of Gitega, was established in 1959. It has jurisdiction over an area of 1,498 square miles (3,880 km). Approximately 77 percent out of the total population in the province belongs to the
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to Gitega. According to him, the central location of the city makes it "an ideal place to better serve the majority of the population". The capital was moved on 24 December 2018.
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on 1 July 1962, there was a military coup d'état in which the king was overthrown and monarchy disbanded in 1966. When King
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tried to reinstate his kingdom, he was assassinated in 1972 at the Royal Palace of Gitega.
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the largest population of 155,005; the least populous commune is
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Cathedral of Christ the King in the Mushasha sector of Gitega.
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Gitega Province is divided administratively into 11 communes:
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announced that Burundi had plans to transfer the capital from
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Vincet, Marc; Sorenson, Birgitte Refslund (20 October 2001).
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victims is located in the province. The principal airport is
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in Gitega City, the only state-run rehabilitation center for
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A High Price to Pay: Detention of Poor Patients in Hospitals
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Fieldstaff Reports: Central & Southern Africa series
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The Traveler's Africa: A Guide to the Entire Continent
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1125:"Burundi – Libraries and museums"
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