Murehe

Murehe is a village in the Commune of Bururi in Bururi Province in southern Burundi. By road it is located 21.1 kilometres southeast of Bururi.[1] Missionaries have been present in Murehe but the village is said to have "suffered" a shortage of them.[2] During the genocide, the Minister of the Interior met at the dispensary in Murehe in a meeting on August 7, 1996.[3]

Murehe
Village
Murehe
Location in Burundi
Coordinates: 4°1′40″S 29°42′41″E
Country Burundi
ProvinceBururi Province
CommuneCommune of Bururi
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)

References
  1. Maps (Map). Google Maps.
  2. Hohensee, Donald (1977). Church growth in Burundi. William Carey Library. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-87808-316-9. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  3. Lemarchand, René (26 January 1996). Burundi: Ethnic Conflict and Genocide. Cambridge University Press. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-521-56623-0. Retrieved 21 April 2012.


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